Sat 19 Jul 2008
There’s no doubt that this is a beautiful beetle, but the damage it does to trees seems to be pretty serious. Before I spotted it, I actually heard it chomping on the tree bark. It was a really dark area of forest and the noise was a bit creepy!
Coleoptera: Cerambycidae
Eupromus ruber
Spotted Scarlet Longhorn Beetle = hoshi-beni-kamikiri
Location: forest area near Ikeda Village in Munakata (aerial photo)
Map: Google map link