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WTB? Down UnderLong Nose Lycid Beetle
Location: Queensland Australia
November 15, 2011 8:18 am
Hi bugman, been a while since i sent you anything. I have went to Australia since my last submission.
What we have here is the Porrostoma rhipidium – Long nose Lycid Beetle. He is a very docile and somewhat curious critter. He crawled around on me while i took many shots.. then as I let him go, he landed beside of me and continued hanging around in the yard for another entire day.
Signature: SCWIDVICIOUS
Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle
Dear SCWIDVICIOUS,
Thanks so much for sending us this marvelous submission. The Brisbane Insect Websitehas many excellent images of this species. Members of the family Lycidae are commonly called Net-Winged Beetles and they are somewhat unusual in that they have soft elytra, unlike most beetles. Now that winter is approaching in the northern hemisphere, we are expecting a surge in submissions from Australia if our typical annual cycle remains unchanged.
Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle
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