Unequal-lined Wattle Longhorn Beetle
S1 & S2, Pair, dorsal
Unequal-lined Wattle Longhorn Beetle
S2, Male, profile
| Unequal-lined Wattle Longhorn Beetle S1 & S2, Pair, dorsal | | Unequal-lined Wattle Longhorn Beetle S2, Male, profile | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Beetles (Coleoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Unequal-lined Wattle Longhorn Beetle (Ancita anisoceroides) | ||||
| This Photo: | 🔍S1, Female, profile🔎 | ||||
| Other names: | Acacia Longicorn Beetle, Long-horn Beetle or Long Horned Beetle | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Female ~10.5mm, male ~8mm. We found a pair mating in a Hard-leaved Wattle (Acacia sclerophylla var sclerophylla), one of the few to be in fruit this year. Up until recently we were experiencing the worst drought in 20 years. Now we are the 5th driest year after a deluge a couple of weeks ago. There were others in the same bush mating, but they dropped to the ground before we could catch them. To the naked eye these looked grey, the brown lines weren't visible. Unfortunately the photo's make them look much blacker. | |||||
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