Abbott's Pine Sawfly vs Golden Click Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Abbott's Pine Sawfly	Golden Click Beetle
Scientific Name	Neodiprion abbotii	Selatosomus aeneus
Order	Hymenoptera	Coleoptera
Family	Diprionidae	Elateridae
Size	6-8 mm	11-16 mm
Habitat	Forests	Forests
Diet	Omnivores	Root Feeders
Regions	Eastern North America	Europe, Northern Asia
Conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern

Abbott's Pine Sawfly

A pine sawfly whose distinctively marked larvae have black heads and grayish-green bodies with dark stripes. It feeds on hard pines in eastern North America.

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Did You Know?

This species was named after John Abbott, one of the earliest entomological illustrators in North America, who documented it in the early 1800s.

Golden Click Beetle

A metallic green or bronze click beetle with a bright coppery sheen on the elytra and pronotum. It is common in European forests and grasslands during spring.

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Did You Know?

The brilliant metallic coloration is structural, produced by microscopic surface textures rather than pigments.