Drugstore Beetle vs Notch-Tipped Flower Longhorn

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Drugstore Beetle Notch-Tipped Flower Longhorn
Scientific Name Stegobium paniceum Typocerus sinuatus
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Ptinidae Cerambycidae
Size 2-4 mm 9-15 mm
Habitat Indoors Forests
Diet Detritivores Wood Feeders
Regions Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, Oceania Eastern North America
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Drugstore Beetle

A stored product pest once found infesting pharmaceutical herb collections.

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Did You Know?

It has been found feeding on materials as diverse as leather and strychnine.

Notch-Tipped Flower Longhorn

A yellow longhorn beetle with wavy dark bands across its elytra. It is a common flower visitor in eastern North American forests.

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Did You Know?

Its color pattern varies so much that early entomologists described several variants as separate species.