European Ash Bark Beetle vs Yellow Dance Fly
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | European Ash Bark Beetle | Yellow Dance Fly |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Hylesinus varius | Empis stercorea |
| Order | Coleoptera | Diptera |
| Family | Curculionidae (Scolytinae) | Empididae |
| Size | 2.5–3.5 mm | 6-8 mm |
| Habitat | Hedgerows | Hedgerows |
| Diet | Wood Feeders | Predators |
| Regions | Europe | 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.
Yellow Dance Fly
A medium-sized dance fly with a yellowish body commonly found on spring flowers. Males present prey items as mating gifts. An important pollinator of spring flowers.
Did You Know?
Important early-season pollinators that visit spring flowers while also hunting small insects on them.