Celebes Longhorn vs Woodland Brown

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Celebes Longhorn Woodland Brown
Scientific Name Batocera celebiana Lopinga achine
Order Coleoptera Lepidoptera
Family Cerambycidae Nymphalidae
Size 40-58 mm 48-56 mm wingspan
Habitat Forests Woodlands
Diet Wood Feeders Wood Feeders
Regions Sulawesi, Indonesia Central and eastern Europe, temperate Asia
Conservation Least Concern Near Threatened

Celebes Longhorn

A large cerambycid endemic to the island of Sulawesi with olive-grey elytra bearing scattered pale spots. It inhabits primary montane forests and is seldom collected. Larvae develop in decaying hardwood trunks.

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Did You Know?

This species was first described from specimens collected during the Wallace Line expeditions in the 19th century.

Woodland Brown

A large brown butterfly with prominent yellow-ringed eyespots along the margins of both wings. It is one of Europe's most threatened butterflies due to changes in woodland management.

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Did You Know?

It requires a very specific habitat of partially shaded grassy woodland that is now vanishingly rare.