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πŸͺ² Beetles

Banded Aridaeus

Aridaeus thoracicus

About

A medium-sized Australian cerambycid with a bright orange pronotum contrasting with dark brown elytra. It is found in eucalypt forests of eastern Australia. Larvae bore into dead and decaying eucalyptus branches.

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Did You Know?

Several Aridaeus species in Australia are so similar they can only be reliably distinguished by examining male genitalia.