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Longicorn beetle on a tick bush at Como, Australia

Aridaeus thoracicus, the tiger longicorn, is a common beetle found in Australia. It has also been introduced to New Zealand.[1] An attractively marked insect with orange and black patterns, the femur of each leg is swollen in the middle. Orange hairs may be noticed on the legs and thorax.[2] It was described by Anglo-Irish naturalist Edward Donovan in 1805.

In the warmer months, adults are seen on flowering plants, feeding on the pollen and nectar, particularly those in the myrtle family. Larvae feed on dead wood of a variety of trees. Hosts include Avicennia marina and species in the genus Eucalyptus.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Stephanie L. Sopow; John Bain (14 September 2017). "A checklist of New Zealand Cerambycidae (Insecta: Coleoptera), excluding Lamiinae" (PDF). New Zealand Entomologist. 40 (2): 55–71. doi:10.1080/00779962.2017.1357423. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q56166058.
  2. ^ Australian Insects - John Child, page 92. Library of Congress Catalog Card 6822996

External links

Media related to Aridaeus thoracicus at Wikimedia Commons


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