Happy Monday! This magnificent little dude is a Zorion australe aka Flower longhorn beetle which is endemic to New Zealand.

You’ll find Some cool facts about Zorion/longhorn beetles on this page, they include but aren’t limited to,

• They’re widespread throughout New Zealand.
• Adults are 3-7mm in length.
• Males have longer antennae but females are overall significantly larger.
• They’re great fliers.
• Have one golden spot on each hardened forewing.
• They mate and feed on flowers, feeding on the nectar and pollen.
• They’re important pollinators of native plants including flax/harakeke.
• There are 10 extant species in the Zorion genus, all of which are endemic to New Zealand.

Super excited to have found this little dude hanging out on one of our raspberry bushes. I enjoyed learning about these beautiful little guys, I hope you did too.

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Have a great week. 🙂