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Ant-mimicking Longicorn - ? Ochrya coaretata

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This page contains pictures and information about Ant-mimicking Longicorn Beetles that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Body length 20mm 
 
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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.
 
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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:
Specimen Image Index - Insect Reference Collection Database - ICDB, Western Australian Department of Agriculture, 2006
  
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Last updated: October 29, 2006.