Eucalypt Longicorn Beetle - Coptocercus undulatus

FAMILY CERAMBYCIDAE

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

Body length 30mm

 

Picture was taken in Karawatha Forest during mid summer. The beetle was hiding among in the middle of gum leaves. When we moved closer, the beetle dropped onto the ground and disappeared.

 

 

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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, p10.

3. A Revision of the Australasian Genus Coptocercus Hope (Coleoptera : Cerambycidae : Phoracanthini), with Descriptions of Twenty-one New Species - Qiao Wang, Invertebrate Taxonomy, 1995,9,447-528. 

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Last updated: March 10, 2012.