Tapered click beetle

Elatichrosis trisulcatus

Elatichrosis trisulcatus is a beetle in the family Elateridae.
Click Netwing mimic Elatichrosis trisulcatus Found at the top of a small shrub in a local nature reserve. About 26mm.. I suspect this one is close to a Lycid mimic. https://www.jungledragon.com/image/123574/lycid_mimic_click_beetle.html Australia,Click Beetle,Elatichrosis trisulcatus,Geotagged,Tapered click beetle

Appearance

Long narrowly tapered elytra mostly orange but graduating to black at the tip.
Hanging out! Australia,Elatichrosis trisulcatus,Geotagged,Summer,Tapered click beetle

Naming

Pristilophus trisulcatus Erichson, 1842
Lycid mimic click beetle Elatichrosis trisulcatus https://www.jungledragon.com/image/123572/click_netwing_mimic.html Elatichrosis trisulcatus,Tapered click beetle

Distribution

South eastern Australia including Tasmania

Status

Least concern

Behavior

Seeks flowers

Habitat

Woodlands to open sclerophyll forests

References:

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https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:7a2910d4-7589-4c47-a9fb-a1ce56861f8d
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyElateridae
GenusElatichrosis
SpeciesElatichrosis trisulcatus
Photographed in
Australia