Festive Tiger Beetle vs White-Spotted Longhorn Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Festive Tiger Beetle White-Spotted Longhorn Beetle
Scientific Name Cicindela scutellaris Anoplophora malasiaca
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Cicindelidae Cerambycidae
Size 10-14mm 25-35 mm
Habitat Beaches & Coastal Gardens
Diet Predators Fruit Feeders
Regions North America East Asia, Japan
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Festive Tiger Beetle

A small brilliantly colored tiger beetle varying from deep purple to bright green depending on the subspecies. It runs at incredible speeds on sandy soils.

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Did You Know?

Different populations display different metallic colors from purple to green to red based on their geographic location.

White-Spotted Longhorn Beetle

A striking longhorn beetle native to Japan with bright white spots on a glossy black body. Known as 'goma-dara-kamikiri.' A serious pest of fruit and ornamental trees whose larvae bore into living wood.

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Did You Know?

This beetle's close relative, the Asian longhorned beetle, became a major invasive pest after being transported to other continents in wooden packing materials.