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Longicorn Beetle - ? wasp mimic

Hesthesis sp.

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This longicorn beetle was about 25 mm long and looked very much like a wasp. But unlike a wasp it was not flying around but clambering over the flowers. Its antennae were also a giveaway; they were long, slightly curved with elongated segments.
What was wasp like were the thin and fragile-looking hind wings which were exposed because of highly reduced elytra. The abdomen had white rings and legs were long and brown.

Habitat:

Spotted on tea-tree flowers in a Reservoir park ( Cardinia)

Notes:

Probably H.plorator.
Thanks to Mark Ridgway for help with identifying this longicorn.

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https://apps2.cdfa.ca.gov/publicApps/plant/bycidDB/wdetails.asp?id=20106&w=o

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