Comoros Islands Fruit Beetle vs Mountain Lace Bug

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Comoros Islands Fruit Beetle Mountain Lace Bug
Scientific Name Goliathus goliatus comorensis Derephysia foliacea
Order Coleoptera Hemiptera
Family Scarabaeidae Tingidae
Size 30-50 mm 2-4 mm body length
Habitat Farmland Mountains
Diet Sap Feeders Sap Feeders
Regions Comoros Islands Europe, Mediterranean mountains
Conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern

Comoros Islands Fruit Beetle

A large fruit chafer beetle found in the Comoros Islands of the Indian Ocean. Adults visit flowering and fruiting trees.

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Did You Know?

Males have a forked horn on the head used in pushing contests over feeding sites.

Mountain Lace Bug

A tiny bug with lace-like wing patterns found on alpine herbs. Its transparent, sculptured wings are remarkably ornate under magnification.

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Did You Know?

Its wings have an intricate net-like structure that looks like fine lacework.