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Double-coned Longicorn - Zygocera plumifera

FAMILY CERAMBYCIDAE

This page contains pictures and information about Double-coned Longicorn Beetles that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Body length 20mm
 
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This Longicorn  Beetle was  found near Wishart Outlook. It had two cones at the base of each forewing, or elytra. It was dark brown in colour with yellowish-white dots on their thorax and both side of their forewings. When it walked on the tree trunk with lichen, it was well camouflaged.
 
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We found the longicorn beetle again in Karawatha Forest on  Feb 2010.
 

Reference:
1. Specimen Image Index - Insect Reference Collection Database - ICDB, Western Australian Department of Agriculture.

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Last updated: March 11, 2012.