Flattened Giant Millipede Beetle vs Ash Whitefly Parasitoid
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Flattened Giant Millipede Beetle | Ash Whitefly Parasitoid |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Passalus unicornis | Encarsia inaron |
| Order | Coleoptera | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Passalidae | Eulophidae |
| Size | 30-45 mm | 0.5-1 mm |
| Habitat | Woodlands | Woodlands |
| Diet | Wood Feeders | Parasitoids |
| Regions | Central Africa (Cameroon, Gabon, DRC, Congo) | Europe, Asia, North America |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Flattened Giant Millipede Beetle
A large, flattened bess beetle with a shiny black body and a small horn on the head. Adults and larvae live together in rotting logs in a subsocial arrangement. Adults produce sounds by rubbing their hindwings against the abdomen.
Did You Know?
Parents feed their larvae pre-chewed wood and communicate with them using stridulatory sounds, one of the few examples of parental care in beetles.
Ash Whitefly Parasitoid
A minute parasitoid wasp that attacks whitefly nymphs on ash trees and other hosts. It was introduced to California to control the ash whitefly.
Did You Know?
It successfully eliminated ash whitefly as a pest in southern California within just a few years of introduction.