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Feather horned longicorn ♂ (Piesarthrius marginellus) About 25mm body length. Nice feathery antennae which it could actively open and close. <br /> Landed on my shirt.<br /> Found in a used car yard at night drawn by lights.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:f0307e99-2898-4982-866a-0f5e31b424d1" rel="nofollow">http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:f0307e99-2898-4982-866a-0f5e31b424d1</a><br /> <a href="http://eol.org/pages/351313/overview" rel="nofollow">http://eol.org/pages/351313/overview</a><br /> Australia,Geotagged,Piesarthrius marginellus,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Feather horned longicorn ♂ (Piesarthrius marginellus)

About 25mm body length. Nice feathery antennae which it could actively open and close.
Landed on my shirt.
Found in a used car yard at night drawn by lights.

http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:f0307e99-2898-4982-866a-0f5e31b424d1
http://eol.org/pages/351313/overview

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    WildFlower
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    Impressive they are. Posted 9 years ago

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The Piesarthrius marginellus

Piesarthrius marginellus is a longicorn (longhorned) beetle found in eastern Australia and notable for the males impressive feathery antennae.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Mark Ridgway
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By Mark Ridgway

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Uploaded Mar 23, 2016. Captured Jan 28, 2014 23:26 in 1260 Burwood Hwy, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156, Australia.
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  • SZ-10
  • f/10.1
  • 10/600s
  • ISO100
  • 6.78mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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