ABOUT
About Bates's Flat Longhorn Beetle
Body length 26–34mm. Widely distributed from Honshu (south of the Kanto and Chubu regions) through Shikoku, Kyushu, and the Nansei Islands north of Okinawa Island (including Amami Oshima and Tokunoshima), and also found outside Japan on the Korean Peninsula and in southwestern China. It gathers on camphor, chinquapin, and machilus trees, is nocturnal, and also comes to lights. Commonly seen from around June to August.
SAFETY
Observation Safety Notes
Please enjoy Amami's wildlife through photographs. Some species are protected by law or local ordinance, and capturing or removing them is prohibited. In special protection zones within the national park, collecting any wildlife is prohibited entirely. Please check the notes on this page, and confirm local rules before visiting any site.
