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Longhorn Beetle on tree, Inírida, Colombia Found at night on a tree near a shallow stream. Quite a huge insect. I'm struggling to find any good resources for Colombia specifically. Colombia,Guainía,Inírida,Macropophora trochlearis,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Longhorn Beetle on tree, Inírida, Colombia

Found at night on a tree near a shallow stream. Quite a huge insect. I'm struggling to find any good resources for Colombia specifically.

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    WildFlower
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    This is a good collection.
    http://www.coleoptera-neotropical.org/paginas/2_PAISES/Colombia/Cerambycidae/cerambycidae-col.html
    https://apps2.cdfa.ca.gov/publicApps/plant/bycidDB/wdetails.asp?id=10271&w=n     Posted 8 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      That is super impressive. I kept getting stuck at ebay with people having insect collections for sale, with no exact match. This reference you give is an almost exact duplicate:
      https://apps2.cdfa.ca.gov/publicApps/plant/bycidDB/images/M/Macropophora_trochlearis_(L)_Heath_River_Bolivia_SM.jpg

      Thanks!       Posted 8 years ago

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The Macropophora trochlearis

''Macropophora trochlearis'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The species fly from June to August throughout South America.

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Uploaded Jun 11, 2017. Captured Oct 21, 2016 19:10.
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  • NIKON D810
  • f/5.6
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 400mm