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  1. 19-07-2008 #1
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    Default Flying Beetle of some sort

    Looks slightly like the Wasp Beetle, but I can't find a perfect match.
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    Looks like the Long Horn Beetle

    Nice catch

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    Similar, although it doesn't look like any of them.
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    There are so many.
    It has the same face look at the 3rd one downon the left. It has the same face ad yours .
    It could be a something else but my guess it is one of the longhorn family. Corymbia rubra.
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