Post AzlCR9QxRQPttJOgAS by joncounts@mastodon.nz
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 (DIR) Post #AzlCR9QxRQPttJOgAS by joncounts@mastodon.nz
       2025-10-30T19:12:56Z
       
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       I found this handsome longhorn beetle on the outside of our house last night. My daughter likened it to a 1970s station wagon from the movies, complete with wooden trim.It's an endemic NZ species commonly called a lemon tree borer, although its larvae bore into many native trees as well. Here in Ōtautahi-Christchurch they've mostly been seen on #iNaturalist in October–December, so it's right on time.https://inaturalist.nz/observations/324028205#Oemona_hirta #nz #beetles #cerambycidae #entomology #insects
       
 (DIR) Post #AzlCRAqsAYjyHyWtCS by lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2025-10-31T06:51:36Z
       
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       @joncounts a fine beetle for sure!