Home
 
Beetles                   

CERAMBYCIDAE
Longicorn Beetles
 
Cerambycinae 
Wasp-like Longicorn
Decora Longicorn
Flower Longicorn
Ant-mimicking Longicorn
 
Lamiinae  
Fig Longicorn
She-Oak Longicorn 
Acacia Longicorn
Dark Brown Longicorn
 
UnidentifiedLongicorn 

                                               

Dark Brown Longicorn Beetle - Platyomopsis nigrovirens

FAMILY CERAMBYCIDAE

This page contains pictures and information about Dark Brown Longicorn Beetles that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Body length 20mm
 
wpe18.jpg (34470 bytes)  wpe21.jpg (31034 bytes)
 
This black Longicorn  Beetle was found near Wishart Outlook feeding on Red Bottle Bush. Quite a number of them found on the same tree. They were slow in motion and concentrating on feeding. They are dark brown in colour with yellowish-white dots on their thorax and both sides of their forewings. 
 
wpe1.jpg (24025 bytes)  wpe3.jpg (24068 bytes)
 
Pictures were also taken in Karawatha Forest during mid summer.
 

Reference:
1. Platyomopsis nigrovirens - Australian Insect Common Names, Version 1.53, CSIRO. 

Back to Top

Up ] Fig Longicorn ] She-Oak Longicorn ] Acacia Longicorn ] [ Dark Brown Longicorn ]


See us in our Home page. Download large pictures in our Wallpaper web page. Give us comments in our Guest Book, or send email to us. A great way to support us is to buy the CD from us.  
Last updated: November 09, 2006.