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Taeniotes amazonum, a long-horned beetle I like the "star pattern" on its elytra. Geotagged,Peru,Summer,Taeniotes amazonum Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Taeniotes amazonum, a long-horned beetle

I like the "star pattern" on its elytra.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    As well as the eyes curving around the antennae, weird feature of many longhorn beetles. Posted 3 years ago
    1. View John Sullivan's profile
      John Sullivan
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      Yeah the eye/antennae morphology for long-horned beetles is so unusual! Posted 3 years ago

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The Taeniotes amazonum

''Taeniotes amazonum'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by James Thomson in 1857. It is known from Bolivia, Argentina, and Brazil, and it has been introduced into Azores.

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Uploaded Feb 16, 2022. Captured Jan 25, 2022 09:59 in FRCC+MV Mazán District, Peru.
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  • DC-G9
  • f/8.0
  • 1/100s
  • ISO1600
  • 60mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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