Ant-mimicking Longicorn - ? Ochrya coaretata

FAMILY CERAMBYCIDAE

This page contains pictures and information about Ant-mimicking Longicorn Beetles that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.


Body length 20mm



We saw this Ant-mimicking Longicorn Beetle once in Karawatha Forest during early summer. It was a cloudy day. The beetle was resting on a leaf until we disturbed it. It then slowing walked away.



The patterns on the beetle's back made the beetle looked like a large black ant, with eyes on large head, narrow waist and round abdomen.

Reference:
1. Specimen Image Index - Insect Reference Collection Database - ICDB, Western Australian Department of Agriculture, 2006.
2. A guide to the Genera of Beetles of South Australia Part.7 - Matthews, E.G. & Reid C.A.M.Adelaide, Eureca Corporate Group. 1997, fig.5 (Zoedia divisa).