Canary Islands Ground Beetle vs Pine Sawyer Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Canary Islands Ground Beetle Pine Sawyer Beetle
Scientific Name Calathus amplius Monochamus galloprovincialis
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Carabidae Cerambycidae
Size 10-14 mm 15-28 mm
Habitat Mountains Forests
Diet Detritivores Wood Feeders
Regions Canary Islands Europe, North Africa
Conservation Not Evaluated Not Evaluated

Canary Islands Ground Beetle

A flightless ground beetle endemic to the Canary Islands. It lives under stones and in leaf litter in highland areas.

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Did You Know?

The Canary Islands harbor over 30 endemic Calathus species that evolved from a single colonization event.

Pine Sawyer Beetle

A large brown longhorn beetle that breeds in dying or recently dead pine trees. It is a vector of the devastating pine wood nematode.

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Did You Know?

It can transmit pinewood nematode, which has destroyed vast pine forests in Portugal.