Australian Wildlife | Insects - Beetles | Batesian mimicry among beetles

  Photo Details :

  Scientific Name :Lycidae & Buprestidae
  Reference Number : EM-703
  Common Name : Batesian mimicry among beetles
  Description :

Distasteful Beetle from Family Lycidie (on left, with prominent antenae) copied by a harmless mimic, Jewel Beetle, Castiarina erythroptera from Family Buprestidae (on right) feeding side by side on Eucalyptus blossom - Photographed in Canberra / Australian Capital Territory