Piesarthrius marginellus

Piesarthrius marginellus

Piesarthrius marginellus is a longicorn (longhorned) beetle found in eastern Australia and notable for the males impressive feathery antennae.
Feather horned longicorn 'Rescued' from the web of a common house spider this one needed a lot of cleaning up with soft paint brushes for a 'photo shoot'.
I assumed it had been envenomed as it was very still but 24 hours later it flew off.  Australia,Geotagged,Piesarthrius marginellus,Summer

Appearance

About 25mm long;
All is a base of reddish brown but with some pale tan patches on each wing cover.
Male antennae are typically long, segmented, on a large scape, with leaflets which it can fold flat or fan out.
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
 Australia,Geotagged,Piesarthrius marginellus,Summer

Naming

Synonym:
Petalodes plagiatus White, 1858

Distribution

Australian east coast from Tpwnsville to Melbourne. Tasmania unknown.

References:

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http://eol.org/pages/351313/overview
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:f0307e99-2898-4982-866a-0f5e31b424d1#
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCerambycidae
GenusPiesarthrius
SpeciesPiesarthrius marginellus
Photographed in
Australia