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Slender Long-horned Beetle
Necydalis mellita
Necydalis mellita is a longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae.
The very long and slender body, colouration, the short elytra, exposing the wings and the constricted pronotum of beetles in this genus are an instance of Batesian mimicry.
From the article Necydalis mellita on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This beetle is around 2 cm (0.8 in) long. The antenna are longer than the body, and with its black and red colouring, elongate body and short elytra, it resembles a wasp.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 225526.