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Nectar Beetle

Phyllotocus macleayi

Photo by Felix Fleck
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-33.57, 115.98

Field Notes

Description:

Perhaps also a lycid-mimic? Body length about 13mm. Black colouration with orange on elytra.

Habitat:

Found in dry eucalypt forest of mainly Marri and Jarrah.

Reference Links:

Phyllotocus macleayi | Atlas of Living Australia

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