Graybeal's Longhorn vs Lined Click Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Graybeal's Longhorn Lined Click Beetle
Scientific Name Anoplophora graafi Agriotes lineatus
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Cerambycidae Elateridae
Size 30-50 mm 8-11 mm
Habitat Forests Farmland
Diet Wood Feeders Root Feeders
Regions Sulawesi, Indonesia Europe, Western Asia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Graybeal's Longhorn

A large and stout longhorn beetle from the forests of Sulawesi, with a dark body covered in dense greyish-blue pubescence. The elytra bear scattered pale spots. It is a wood borer of tropical hardwoods.

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Did You Know?

Females of this species can lay over 200 eggs during their adult lifespan of several months.

Lined Click Beetle

A small, brown click beetle with pale stripes along its elytra. Its wireworm larvae are major pests of potatoes and cereals in Europe.

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Did You Know?

Farmers can detect wireworm infestations by burying potato pieces as bait traps, which the larvae quickly colonise.