Tea-tree Longhorn
Neck
Tea-tree Longhorn
Antenna
| Tea-tree Longhorn Neck | | Tea-tree Longhorn Antenna | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Beetles (Coleoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Tea-tree Longhorn (Rhytiphora obliqua) | ||||
| This Photo: | Eye | ||||
| Synonyms: | Lamia obliqua, Platyomopsis obliqua, Rhytiphora (Platyomopsis) obliqua or Symphyletes frenchi | ||||
General Species Information: Found in the Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere 1st Live Photo on-line: ~16mm head to tail & each antenna is ~22mm long. Marie found it drowning in a bird bath. We were surprised at the difference in colour between wet & dry. After a day in an insect box came back to life and started walking around, so was released. Notice the very hairy antennae. In terms of colour, it's an odd mix of chestnut to silver grey patches. It's spine/horn placement is important diagnostically, as are it's antennae & eye shape. | |||||
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