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Dark Brown Longicorn Beetle - ? Platyomopsis sp.

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This page contains pictures and information about Dark Brown Longicorn Beetles that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Body length 20mm
 
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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. 
 
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Pictures were also taken in Karawatha Forest during mid summer.
 

Reference:
1. Platyomopsis nigrovirens - Australian Insect Common Names, Version 1.53, CSIRO. 
2. Specimen Image Index - Insect Reference Collection Database - ICDB, Western Australian Department of Agriculture. 

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Last updated: June 22, 2008.