Tropis exilis

Longhorn beetle at Hall, ACT

Tropis exilis at Hall, ACT - 16 Nov 2019
Tropis exilis at Hall, ACT - 16 Nov 2019
Tropis exilis at Hall, ACT - 16 Nov 2019
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Tropis exilis 10 Jan 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Tropis exilis 28 Dec 2019 MichaelBedingfield
Tropis rubea 27 Nov 2019 MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified 26 Nov 2019 Christine

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Maybe bigger than 2.5 cm.

4 comments

   27 Nov 2019
A longhorn beetle, it looks like a Tropis species:
http://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/cerambycidae/info_pages/Tropis.html
And
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn%3Alsid%3Abiodiversity.org.au%3Aafd.taxon%3Ac282c305-2def-4bec-a92e-e4c0d31e467e#gallery
   27 Nov 2019
Tropis rubea:
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:fb677346-18fe-409b-9a0b-3bc4ad85fbfa
Christine wrote:
   28 Nov 2019
Thanks Michael. That looks like it, doesn't seem to be much info on it though. It was on a tree branch about 1.5m off the ground, but flew as I tried to photograph it.
KimPullen wrote:
   28 Dec 2019
I think this looks more like Tropis exilis; the shape of the elytra and prothorax match the figure of that species given on the CSIRO website cited above by Michael. The tufts on the antennae are probably not a reliable feature to use, as they will likely wear off over time.

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