Wyre Forest Study Group

9 May, 2021

Greater Thorn-tipped Longhorn Beetle

      Pogonocherus hispidulus

I recently came across this handsome Longhorn Beetle hiding among the undergrowth in an area of marshland. Despite its photogenic appearance, it’s quite often overlooked as it can appear to be a deposit of bird dropping at first glance and it tends to be much more nocturnal by nature, then this photograph might suggest.

 

 

 

 

Greater Thorn-tipped Longhorn Beetle - Steve Horton

Greater Thorn-tipped Longhorn Beetle – Pogonocherus hisidulus

Photograph by – Steve Horton