A longhorn beetle at Bullen Range
Identification history
| Neostenus saundersii | 8 Jan 2024 | KimberiRP | ||
| Distichocera sp. | 7 Jan 2024 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unidentified | 6 Jan 2024 | HelenCross |
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4 comments
AlisonMilton
wrote:
7 Jan 2024
@HelenCross Helen, I downloaded the last image and lightened the shadows to make ID clearer.
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KimberiRP
wrote:
8 Jan 2024
Helen, nice capture of the unusual pose that this species adopts. I presume it serves to camouflage it on the twig. On Black Mountain I once observed an individual of the same species in a virtually identical pose, with the antennae extended but flattened against the bark in front of it.
HelenCross
wrote:
8 Jan 2024
Thanks Kim, yes it's a strange posture for sure and agree that it's probably for camouflage!
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.019958-35.384855
- Maps Bullen Range
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Jan 2024 04:16 PM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
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Forster Hill, Bullen Range Nature Reserve
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Species information
- Neostenus saundersii Scientific name
- A longhorn beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 626.81m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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