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Pondo-Pondo Longhorn Beetle
Ceroplesis thunbergi
-25.8339, 28.255
Field Notes
Description:
Striking beetles with distinctive long, thin antennae that can be up to 4 times the length of the body. They are small to very large in size (3-100mm). The colouration varies. The nocturnal species tend to be cryptic coloured and the diurnal species are often brightly coloured or metallic coloured.
Notes:
Adults feed on wood, roots, pollen, leaves or nectar. Eggs are laid in, stems, roots and timeber - dead or living. Larvae then burrow into the wood and this family therefore includes many timber pests.
Species ID Suggestions
Long-horned beetle
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