A Longhorn Beetle at Canberra, ACT
Identification history
| Rhinophthalmus nasutus | 14 Dec 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 10 Dec 2025 | TimL |
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The third and fourth images appear to show that the head of this type of insect may have evolved and changed shape over time, becoming elongated and causing the base of each antenna to move across the face and into the compound eye structure.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.069330-35.299810
- Altitude 568.2m
- Maps National Zoo and Aquarium
- Places Canberra, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Dec 2025 02:21 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Rhinophthalmus nasutus Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Rhinophthalmus nasutus Scientific name
- A Longhorn Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 743m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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