Brown-and-yellow Fruit Chafer vs South American Walkingstick

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Brown-and-yellow Fruit Chafer South American Walkingstick
Scientific Name Pachnoda marginata Ocnophiloidea longipes
Order Coleoptera Phasmatodea
Family Scarabaeidae Diapheromeridae
Size 20-28 mm 5-8 cm
Habitat Forests Forests
Diet Sap Feeders Herbivores
Regions West Africa, Central Africa Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Brown-and-yellow Fruit Chafer

A colorful chafer beetle with bright yellow margins on dark brown elytra. It is commonly kept in captivity and bred as a feeder insect.

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Did You Know?

Their larvae are widely used as food for pet reptiles and are easy to breed in captivity.

South American Walkingstick

A long-legged tropical walkingstick from the forests of South America. Its elongated legs help it bridge gaps between branches.

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Did You Know?

Its proportionally long legs are among the longest relative to body size in any Diapheromeridae species.