High-altitude Longhorn Beetle vs Spread-antler Stag Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute High-altitude Longhorn Beetle Spread-antler Stag Beetle
Scientific Name Evodinus borealis Odontolabis siva
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Cerambycidae Lucanidae
Size 10-16 mm 35-90 mm
Habitat Forests Mountains
Diet Wood Feeders Sap Feeders
Regions Scandinavia, Northern Asia, Alps India, Nepal, Myanmar, China
Conservation Least Concern Not Evaluated

High-altitude Longhorn Beetle

A flower-visiting longhorn beetle of boreal and montane conifer forests. Its larvae develop in decaying conifer wood at high elevations.

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Did You Know?

Adults are important pollinators of alpine wildflowers.

Spread-antler Stag Beetle

A large Himalayan stag beetle with widely spread mandibles in major males. Body color ranges from black to deep brown.

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Did You Know?

Found at elevations up to 2,500 meters in the Himalayan foothills, higher than most stag beetle species.