Skip to main content
Close

Pempsamacra longicorn beetle

Pempsamacra dispersa

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

-37.951, 145.256

Field Notes

Description:

About 10 mm long this slim longicorn was covered with short pale brown setae that gave it a bronze shimmer. Elytra showed dark patterns. Antennae were a medium length and tips curved down.
Head could have been slightly forward pointing.

Habitat:

Spotted on a tea-tree in a national park.

Notes:

Thanks to Manicval for the ID.

A very attractive longicorn and a very active one !. <br>
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily Cerambycinae. <br>

http://www.bowerbird.org.au/projects/865?olderthan=2014-05-10T00:00:00Z…

Species ID Suggestions

Pempsamacra dispersa

Pempsamacra dispersa

Comments (4)

At first sight I am tending towards Lamiinae, but I might be wrong, that's why I wrote "try" ;-)...
Thanks Dominik. I tried Lamiinae first but found no match and they all seem very thick-set. Maybe I missed something -will look again.

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Image
Butterflies icon

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon