Spotted Hairy Longhorn Beetle
S1, Antenna
Spotted Hairy Longhorn Beetle
S3, Mandibles
| Spotted Hairy Longhorn Beetle S1, Antenna | | Spotted Hairy Longhorn Beetle S3, Mandibles | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Beetles (Coleoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Spotted Hairy Longhorn Beetle (Opsidota infecta) | ||||
| This Photo: | S2, Antennae | ||||
| Other names: | Longicorn Beetle, Long-horn Beetle or Long Horned Beetle | ||||
Thank you Francesco Vitali for confirming the id of this species for us EXTRA - Photo Specific Information: Note the very different views at 90 deg to each other General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Flinders Ranges and elsewhere 1st Live Photo on-line: ~18mm long. With the 3 specimens we caught in one night there seems to be some variation in the amount the abdomen protrudes past the elytra, but not overall length. The spots on the thorax are made by hair, and so variations in colour, shape & quantity can be accounted for by age & wearing. The vague patterns on the elytra may be due to transparency of the underlying body (but didn't manage to see it with elytra up to prove this). These patterns are quite variable. Also note with longhorns that the antennae are often 2 dimensional. As such, some photo's of them appear thin/thread like. Others a thick heavy serrated appearance, where the antennae are at 90 deg. This is because the serrations are plate like and nearly invisible from the edge. As such, it's a good idea to get plenty of photo's of the antennae from different angles to get the correct shape of the segments. | |||||
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