Balearic Green Lizard Beetle vs Douglas-fir Timema

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Balearic Green Lizard Beetle Douglas-fir Timema
Scientific Name Timarcha balearica Timema douglasi
Order Coleoptera Phasmatodea
Family Chrysomelidae Timematidae
Size 10-18 mm 1.5-2 cm
Habitat Heathland Forests
Diet Herbivores Herbivores
Regions Balearic Islands United States (Oregon), United States (Northern California)
Conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern

Balearic Green Lizard Beetle

A large flightless leaf beetle endemic to the Balearic Islands. It is black with a bluish-purple sheen and exudes red hemolymph when disturbed.

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Did You Know?

When handled, it bleeds red fluid from its leg joints in a defensive behavior called reflex bleeding.

Douglas-fir Timema

A parthenogenetic timema that feeds on old-growth Douglas fir. All-female populations can occasionally cause noticeable defoliation.

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Did You Know?

It reproduces entirely without males and can reach outbreak densities that defoliate old-growth Douglas fir trees.