Bark Mimic Grasshopper vs Stigmate Brown Lacewing

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Bark Mimic Grasshopper Stigmate Brown Lacewing
Scientific Name Chorotypus gallinaceus Hemerobius stigma
Order Orthoptera Neuroptera
Family Chorotypidae Hemerobiidae
Size 30-50 mm 10-14 mm wingspan
Habitat Forests Forests
Diet Wood Feeders Omnivores
Regions Southeast Asia, India Europe, North America, Northern Asia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Bark Mimic Grasshopper

A Southeast Asian grasshopper with a broad, flattened body shaped like a piece of bark. Its mottled brown wings provide perfect camouflage on tree trunks.

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Did You Know?

It presses itself flat against bark and orients its body along trunk ridges to eliminate any telltale shadow.

Stigmate Brown Lacewing

A brown lacewing with a distinctive dark spot on each forewing. Widespread in conifer-dominated forests of the Northern Hemisphere.

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Did You Know?

The dark wing stigma that gives it its name helps distinguish it from over 100 similar species.