Broad-Horned Flour Beetle Mimic Stag vs Eastern Clytus

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Broad-Horned Flour Beetle Mimic Stag	Eastern Clytus
Scientific Name	Figulus sublaevis	Clytus planifrons
Order	Coleoptera	Coleoptera
Family	Lucanidae	Cerambycidae
Size	10-16 mm	8-15 mm
Habitat	Woodlands	Woodlands
Diet	Wood Feeders	Wood Feeders
Regions	Africa, Madagascar	Eastern United States, southeastern Canada
Conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern

Broad-Horned Flour Beetle Mimic Stag

A small, elongate, dark brown to black stag beetle with reduced mandibles that resembles a darkling beetle. It is commonly found in small-diameter dead branches. Larvae develop communally in decaying wood.

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Did You Know?

This tiny stag beetle is so unlike typical stag beetles that it was originally placed in a different family.

Eastern Clytus

A wasp-mimicking cerambycid found in the deciduous forests of eastern North America with bold yellow and black banding. It is primarily a dead oak and hickory borer. Adults emerge in midsummer and are strong fliers.

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Did You Know?

Multiple Clytus species co-occur in eastern forests but use different wood types, reducing competition.