Cocktail Ant vs Green Christmas Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Cocktail Ant Green Christmas Beetle
Scientific Name Crematogaster peringueyi Anoplognathus prasinus
Order Hymenoptera Coleoptera
Family Formicidae Scarabaeidae
Size 3-5 mm 18-25 mm
Habitat Woodlands Woodlands
Diet Wood Feeders Root Feeders
Regions Southern Africa Australia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Cocktail Ant

A small dark ant that holds its heart-shaped gaster raised above its body like a flag. It nests in dead wood and under bark.

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Did You Know?

When alarmed, they raise their abdomen over their back like a scorpion and exude a drop of repellent venom.

Green Christmas Beetle

A metallic green scarab beetle found in eucalypt woodlands of eastern Australia. Adults emerge in large numbers during the warm summer months.

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Did You Know?

Heavy infestations can completely defoliate mature eucalyptus trees in a single season.