Twin spot longhorn beetle  (Oberea oculata)

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Description

This large and attractive beetle is endangered in the UK (3). It has a long, thin body, and like all members of the longhorn family, has long antennae. In males, these antennae are longer than the body, but in females they are as long as the hard wing cases (elytra) (2). The head and antennae are black, the wing cases are mottled greyish-black, and the abdomen, legs and thorax are orange. Both the common and Latin names refer to the two black spots on the thorax; oculata means 'eyed' (4).

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