Brown Chafer vs Horsfield's Longhorn
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Brown Chafer | Horsfield's Longhorn |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Serica brunnea | Batocera horsfieldi |
| Order | Coleoptera | Coleoptera |
| Family | Scarabaeidae | Cerambycidae |
| Size | 8-11 mm | 40-65 mm |
| Habitat | Heathland | Forests |
| Diet | Root Feeders | Wood Feeders |
| Regions | Europe | India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Brown Chafer
A small chestnut-brown beetle with a velvety sheen to its elytra. It is nocturnal and attracted to lights on warm summer nights.
Did You Know?
Its velvety appearance is caused by tiny, densely packed hairs covering the entire body surface.
Horsfield's Longhorn
A large flat-faced longhorn beetle found in tropical forests of Southeast Asia. Adults are mottled grey-brown with distinctive pale patches on the elytra. Larvae bore into the heartwood of fig and mango trees.
Did You Know?
Females chew a T-shaped incision in bark to lay eggs, a behavior unique to Batocera species.