Banded Longhorn Beetle vs Imperial Jezebel

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Banded Longhorn Beetle Imperial Jezebel
Scientific Name Typocerus velutinus Delias harpalyce
Order Coleoptera Lepidoptera
Family Cerambycidae Pieridae
Size 10-18 mm 6-7 cm wingspan
Habitat Woodlands Woodlands
Diet Wood Feeders Nectar Feeders
Regions Eastern North America Australia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Banded Longhorn Beetle

A yellow and brown longhorn beetle commonly found visiting flowers. Larvae develop in rotting hardwood logs.

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Did You Know?

Adults are important pollinators of goldenrod and other late-summer wildflowers.

Imperial Jezebel

A striking butterfly with white uppersides and vivid red and yellow undersides. It flies high in eucalypt canopy and is common in southeastern Australia.

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Did You Know?

Its caterpillars feed exclusively on parasitic mistletoe plants growing on eucalyptus trees.