Annulated Longhorn vs Neohirasea Stick Insect

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Annulated Longhorn Neohirasea Stick Insect
Scientific Name Chloridolum annulare Neohirasea maerens
Order Coleoptera Phasmatodea
Family Cerambycidae Lonchodidae
Size 16-24 mm 5-8 cm
Habitat Forests Forests
Diet Pollen Feeders Herbivores
Regions Southern China, northern Vietnam Vietnam, Southern China
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Annulated Longhorn

A slender metallic green longhorn with distinctive dark rings on the antennae, giving it its common name. Found in subtropical forests of southern China and northern Vietnam. Adults are diurnal flower visitors.

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Did You Know?

The alternating dark and pale antennal segments serve as a species-recognition signal during courtship.

Neohirasea Stick Insect

A small to medium winged stick insect commonly found across Vietnam. It has dark coloring with contrasting pale leg bands.

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Did You Know?

Several new Neohirasea species were recently described from previously unexplored mountain ranges in China.