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Long nosed Lycid beetle

Porrostoma rhipidium

Photo by MartinL
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Description:

Three's a crowd.

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Porrostoma (Porrostoma) rhipidium | Beetles - family Lycidae | Insect Gallery

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Comments (4)
MartinL
There are also moths mimicking lycids http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8954231 and longicorns mimicking lycids http://www.flickr.com/photos/zosterops/8257219884/
LaurenZarate
That is sooo amazing! I didn't know there were Buprestid mimics of Lycids. :O
MartinL
Thanks Lauren. These were very common today. I've just added an image with a jewel beetle mimic in the same shot.

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