Hesthesis cingulatus
1 Wasp-mimic longicorn at Mount Clear, ACT
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| Hesthesis cingulatus | KimPullen | 19 Feb 2018 | |
| Hesthesis cingulatus | HarveyPerkins | 14 Feb 2018 |
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2 comments
15 Feb 2018
The wasp mimicry even went as far as the intense wasp-like buzzing when the beetle flew!
13 Apr 2018
This sighting was judged the best beetle image in the 2018 Canberra Nature Map Photographic Competition
Location information
- Coordinates 149.031124-35.889400
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Mount Clear, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 10 Feb 2018 12:01 PM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- My flagged sightings Insects Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hesthesis cingulatus
Species information
- Hesthesis cingulatus Scientific name
- Wasp-mimic longicorn Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1230.5m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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