Australian Glow-Worm Firefly vs Ribbed Pine Borer

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Australian Glow-Worm Firefly	Ribbed Pine Borer
Scientific Name	Atyphella lychnus	Rhagium inquisitor
Order	Coleoptera	Coleoptera
Family	Lampyridae	Cerambycidae
Size	8-15 mm	10–21 mm
Habitat	Forests	Forests
Diet	Predators	Omnivores
Regions	Oceania	Europe, North America, Asia
Conservation	Data Deficient	Least Concern

Australian Glow-Worm Firefly

One of Australia's few true firefly species, found in tropical Queensland rainforests. Females are wingless and glow from the forest floor.

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Australia has surprisingly few firefly species compared to Southeast Asia, with most confined to the wet tropics of Queensland.

A longhorn beetle found across northern forests that develops under the bark of dead conifers. Adults are active in spring on freshly cut logs.

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Larvae create distinctive flattened pupal chambers under the bark, lined with coarse wood fibers.