Figueroa's Longhorn vs Korean Click Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Figueroa's Longhorn Korean Click Beetle
Scientific Name Taeniotes scalaris Campsosternus auratus
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Cerambycidae Elateridae
Size 25-45 mm 25-40 mm
Habitat Forests Grasslands
Diet Wood Feeders Root Feeders
Regions Mexico, Central America, northern South America, Brazil China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam
Conservation Least Concern Not Evaluated

Figueroa's Longhorn

A large Neotropical lamiin with ladder-like dark markings on pale brownish-grey elytra. Found in lowland tropical forests from Mexico to Brazil. Larvae bore into trunks of various tropical hardwoods.

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Did You Know?

The ladder-like markings on its elytra are remarkably consistent across its enormous geographic range.

Korean Click Beetle

A large metallic green click beetle with a coppery sheen found across East Asia. It can propel itself several inches into the air with its clicking mechanism.

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Did You Know?

Its clicking jump can launch it over 15 cm into the air, generating a force of over 300 g.