Alpine Click Beetle vs Timberman Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Alpine Click Beetle	Timberman Beetle
Scientific Name	Hypnoidus rivularius	Acanthocinus aedilis
Order	Coleoptera	Coleoptera
Family	Elateridae	Cerambycidae
Size	5-7 mm	12-20 mm body; antennae up to 100 mm
Habitat	Mountains	Forests
Diet	Root Feeders	Wood Feeders
Regions	Northern Europe, Alps, Scandinavia	Europe, Asia
Conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern

Alpine Click Beetle

A small, dark click beetle found in damp alpine and subalpine habitats. Its larvae develop in moist soil among grass roots.

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Like all click beetles, it can launch itself into the air with an audible click to escape predators.

A mottled grey-brown longhorn beetle with antennae up to five times its body length in males. It breeds in recently dead pine trees.

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Males have the longest antennae relative to body size of any European beetle.