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  1. 4th August 2012, 11:55 PM #1
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    Calling all entomologists

    Can anyone identify this insect?

    I took the photo a few months back in the garden the bush it is on is a grevillea.

    Some kind of moth | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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  2. 5th August 2012, 06:40 AM #2
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    Wow, no idea, but some women would kill for those eyelashes!!
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    I'm not sure.. but I do have a friend who is an Entomologist so have sent her the link to the picture for you.. I'm sure she will know what it is.
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  4. 5th August 2012, 09:49 AM #4
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    Feather horned beetle. / Fan horned beetle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by d@rk51d3 View Post
    Feather horned beetle. / Fan horned beetle.

    Feather Horned Beetle it is. Thanks Darkside

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    Ah beaten to the punch lol.. my Entomologist friend came back with the same answer and she said : It is indeed a feather horned beetle, of the family Rhipiceridae Australia only has 6 species, and nothing is known about the larval stage. However, those in North America are known to be ectoparasites of the nymphal stage of cicadas
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