Couldn't find many images of the 5cm-6cm beetle on the web, but claimed rarity probably reflects the limited number of beetle watchers in Australian rainforests. Might encourage me to do a bit of night mothing and beetling.
Sunday, March 8, 2015
French's Longicorn beetle lumbers into rare view
Bird chase in Broadwater State Forest Park west of Ingham brought surprise find of infrequently photographed French's Longicorn (Batocera (Tyrannolamia) frenchi) beetle lumbering mightily over the boardwalk towards the giant fig (somewhat reduced by Cyclone Yasi and even more recent canopy losses).
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Great find. Such a small distribution on the ALA map.
Beatle watching has declined significantly since the 60's.
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