Aridaeus thoracicus

Tiger Longicorn Beetle at Black Range, NSW

Aridaeus thoracicus at Black Range, NSW - 13 Dec 2016
Aridaeus thoracicus at Black Range, NSW - 13 Dec 2016
Aridaeus thoracicus at Black Range, NSW - 13 Dec 2016
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Identification history

Aridaeus thoracicus 29 May 2020 KimPullen
Aridaeus thoracicus 22 May 2020 AndrewMcCutcheon

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Usually turns up in the garden when the Angophora hispida is in flower during late spring/early summer. Here it was walking over a diversity of insects feeding on the abundant nectar.

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KimPullen wrote:
   29 May 2020
In its native range Angophora hispida is well known as a magnet for nectar-feeding insects.

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