European Ash Bark Beetle vs Minotaur Beetle
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | European Ash Bark Beetle | Minotaur Beetle |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Hylesinus varius | Typhaeus typhoeus |
| Order | Coleoptera | Coleoptera |
| Family | Curculionidae (Scolytinae) | Geotrupidae |
| Size | 2.5–3.5 mm | 15-22 mm |
| Habitat | Hedgerows | Heathland |
| Diet | Wood Feeders | Dung Feeders |
| Regions | Europe | Western Europe |
| Conservation | Not Evaluated | Least Concern |
European Ash Bark Beetle
A bark beetle that colonizes ash trees across Europe. It creates star-shaped brood galleries radiating from a central egg chamber.
Did You Know?
Its distinctive star-shaped gallery pattern makes it one of the easiest bark beetles to identify from feeding traces.
Minotaur Beetle
A robust, black beetle where males sport three forward-pointing horns on the thorax. It buries rabbit dung in deep underground tunnels.
Did You Know?
Males dig tunnels up to 1.5 meters deep to provision underground brood chambers with dung.