Checkered Beetles (Cleridae)
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KerriLee
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17 Jan 2018
Oh, and yes, many beetles in this family do mimic other insects, including ants and wasps. It is an Australian endemic.
Trogodendron fasciculatum
KerriLee
wrote:
17 Jan 2018
Hi Andrew ... this looks to be a a Checkered Beetle (Family: Cleridae), and in particular 'the Yellowhorned Clerid" (Trogodendron fasciculatum - or fasciculatus, in some references). This species actually preys upon longicorn beetle larvae, so perhaps that it was why they are prowling about a tree with borer damage. Here are a couple of links to info and images:
http://www.ces.csiro.au/aicn/system/c_723.htm
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:a727bae2-377a-4918-8598-0c3b031b1b39#overview
http://www.ces.csiro.au/aicn/system/c_723.htm
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:a727bae2-377a-4918-8598-0c3b031b1b39#overview
Trogodendron fasciculatum
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