Canary Islands Tiger Beetle vs Longicorn Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Canary Islands Tiger Beetle Longicorn Beetle
Scientific Name Cicindela lunulata Phoracantha semipunctata
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Cicindelidae Cerambycidae
Size 10-14 mm 20-30 mm body length
Habitat Beaches & Coastal Farmland
Diet Predators Wood Feeders
Regions Canary Islands Australia
Conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern

Canary Islands Tiger Beetle

A fast-running predatory beetle found on the Canary Islands with metallic green coloring. It hunts on open sandy and volcanic ground.

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Did You Know?

It can run so fast relative to its size that it temporarily goes blind and must stop to relocate its prey.

Longicorn Beetle

A brown and cream longhorn beetle with extremely long antennae that infests stressed eucalypts. It has become a significant invasive pest of eucalyptus plantations worldwide.

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Did You Know?

It has invaded every continent where eucalypts have been planted, including Africa, Europe, and the Americas.