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Longicorn Beetle

Psapharochrus circumflexus

Photo by LarryGraziano
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About 1/2" long....a weird bug. I have no idea what this is. This shot was taken at night. This bug was attracted to a street light.

Habitat:

Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica 7 weeks into the 6 month dry season.

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Species ID Suggestions

Psapharochrus circumflexus

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Comments (5)
bayucca
Also called: Acanthoderes circumflexa.
MartinL
This is a longicorn beetle. Family = cerambycidae. Their larvae (grubs) are woodborers. There's tens of thousands of different long horned beetles. It's usually tough to identify them accurately. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8302477

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Paso Pacifico Survey
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El mini-mundo de Costa Rica
Photographed
PublishedJanuary 17, 2012

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