Coleoptera: Lycidae

Porrostoma sp  

Lycid Beetle (Porrostoma sp)
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© Vik Dunis 2015
Bunyip State Park, VIC (Nov, 2015)
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Wallpaper thumb: Lycid Beetle

Because Lycid Beetles are toxic to birds and other predators, their colouration and form has been mimicked by several other insects, which thus benefit from the learnt distaste of these beetles.

Lycid Beetle (Porrostoma sp)

Lycid Beetle

Lycid Beetle (Porrostoma sp)

Lycid Beetle

Lycid Beetle (Porrostoma sp)

Lycid Beetle

Lycid Beetle (Porrostoma sp)

Lycid Beetle

Lycid Beetle (Porrostoma sp)

Lycid Beetle

Lycid Beetle (Porrostoma sp)

Lycid Beetle

Lycid Beetle (Porrostoma sp)

Lycid Beetle