Fenshuiling Stick Insect vs Elm Cimbicid Sawfly

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Fenshuiling Stick Insect Elm Cimbicid Sawfly
Scientific Name Neohirasea fenshuilingensis Cimbex luteus
Order Phasmatodea Hymenoptera
Family Lonchodidae Cimbicidae
Size 5-7 cm 18-25 mm
Habitat Grasslands Parks
Diet Herbivores Herbivores
Regions China (Guangdong) Europe
Conservation Data Deficient Least Concern

Fenshuiling Stick Insect

A recently described stick insect from the Fenshuiling Nature Reserve in China. It has dark brown coloring and a slender body.

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Did You Know?

It was discovered during a biodiversity survey of one of China's richest subtropical forest reserves.

Elm Cimbicid Sawfly

A large, pale yellowish sawfly with conspicuous knobbed antennae. It is associated with elm trees where the large green larvae feed.

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Did You Know?

This species has become less commonly recorded following the decline of elm populations due to Dutch elm disease across Europe.