Cicatricosus Scarab vs Bee Killer Robber Fly

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Cicatricosus Scarab Bee Killer Robber Fly
Scientific Name Scarabaeus cicatricosus Mallophora bomboides
Order Coleoptera Diptera
Family Scarabaeidae Asilidae
Size 18-25 mm 20-28 mm
Habitat Farmland Farmland
Diet Dung Feeders Herbivores
Regions Iberian Peninsula, North Africa Eastern United States from New England to Florida
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Cicatricosus Scarab

A medium-sized dark roller with a rough, pitted exoskeleton that gives it a scarred appearance. It inhabits coastal sandy areas and constructs dung balls from rabbit and livestock dung. Active primarily at dusk.

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Did You Know?

The rough texture of its exoskeleton helps it grip sand as it rolls dung balls across dune habitats.

Bee Killer Robber Fly

A large fuzzy robber fly that closely resembles a bumble bee in both appearance and buzzing flight. It perches on vegetation and launches aerial attacks on passing insects.

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Did You Know?

Its bumble bee mimicry is so convincing that it can sit among real bees at flowers without being recognized as a predator.