Giant Wood Hoverfly vs Japanese Rose Chafer

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Giant Wood Hoverfly Japanese Rose Chafer
Scientific Name Temnostoma vespiforme Cetonia pilifera
Order Diptera Coleoptera
Family Syrphidae Scarabaeidae
Size 14-18 mm 18-25 mm
Habitat Forests Orchards
Diet Wood Feeders Wood Feeders
Regions Europe East Asia, Japan
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Giant Wood Hoverfly

A large, wasp-mimicking hoverfly with yellow and black banding and a slender waist. Its larvae develop in decaying wood of fallen trees in old-growth forests.

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Did You Know?

It is considered an indicator species for ancient woodland due to its dependence on large volumes of decaying timber.

Japanese Rose Chafer

A metallic green flower beetle common in Japan, known as 'shirosujikogane.' Found on flowers and tree sap during summer months. Has a distinctive buzzy flight pattern.

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Did You Know?

Unlike most beetles that lift their wing covers to fly, flower chafers can fly with their elytra closed by extending their wings through a gap on the sides.