Bornean Thick-legged Flower Beetle vs Featherwing Beetle
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Bornean Thick-legged Flower Beetle | Featherwing Beetle |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Cheirotonus battareli | Scydosella musawasensis |
| Order | Coleoptera | Coleoptera |
| Family | Scarabaeidae | Ptiliidae |
| Size | 50-80 mm | 0.325 mm |
| Habitat | Mountains | Woodlands |
| Diet | Fruit Feeders | Fungus Feeders |
| Regions | Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Laos, Thailand) | Central America |
| Conservation | Vulnerable | Least Concern |
Bornean Thick-legged Flower Beetle
A large, striking flower beetle with metallic green elytra and enormously thickened front legs in males. The oversized forelegs are used to grasp and grapple during male combat.
Did You Know?
Males with the largest forelegs win more mating opportunities, driving an evolutionary arms race for ever-larger leg size.
Featherwing Beetle
The smallest known free-living (non-parasitic) insect at just 0.325 mm long. Discovered in Nicaragua in 1999, it feeds on spores of basidiomycete fungi in rotting wood.
Did You Know?
At 0.325 mm, this beetle is about the width of the period at the end of this sentence — yet it is a fully functional adult insect with complete organ systems.