End Band Net-Winged Beetle vs Diamondback Eumolpid

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute End Band Net-Winged Beetle Diamondback Eumolpid
Scientific Name Calopteron terminale Colaspis brunnea
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Lycidae Chrysomelidae
Size 9-15 mm 4-5 mm
Habitat Forests Farmland
Diet Nectar Feeders Root Feeders
Regions Eastern North America Eastern North America
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

End Band Net-Winged Beetle

A net-winged beetle with orange elytra that become black at the tips, common in eastern North American forests. It forms a mimicry ring with other toxic insects.

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Did You Know?

Adults often aggregate on the same plant, creating a concentrated warning display that deters bird predators.

Diamondback Eumolpid

A small, oblong beetle with a pale brown to yellowish body and rows of punctures on the elytra. Larvae are known as grape colaspis and damage roots of various crops.

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Did You Know?

Larvae are most damaging to corn and soybean planted after clover, as populations build up in clover root zones before crop rotation.