Green-and-gold Christmas Beetle vs Steppe Mole Cricket
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Green-and-gold Christmas Beetle | Steppe Mole Cricket |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Anoplognathus viridiaeneus | Gryllotalpa stepposa |
| Order | Coleoptera | Orthoptera |
| Family | Scarabaeidae | Gryllotalpidae |
| Size | 20-28 mm | 35-45 mm |
| Habitat | Beaches & Coastal | Grasslands |
| Diet | Root Feeders | Root Feeders |
| Regions | Australia | Eastern Europe, Central Asia |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Green-and-gold Christmas Beetle
A striking iridescent beetle with green and gold metallic sheen on its elytra. It is one of the most colorful of all Australian Christmas beetles.
Did You Know?
Its green and gold coloring coincidentally matches Australia's national sporting colors.
Steppe Mole Cricket
A mole cricket of the Eurasian steppe belt distinguished from other European species by its song and chromosome number. It inhabits drier habitats than most mole crickets.
Did You Know?
It can only be reliably distinguished from the European mole cricket by analyzing the pulse rate of its calling song.