Hispaniolan Swallowtail vs Denticerus Pygmy Mole Cricket

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Hispaniolan Swallowtail Denticerus Pygmy Mole Cricket
Scientific Name Papilio aristodemus Denticerus raui
Order Lepidoptera Orthoptera
Family Papilionidae Tridactylidae
Size 90-110 mm wingspan 5-7 mm
Habitat Forests Forests
Diet Wood Feeders Root Feeders
Regions Hispaniola, Florida Keys, Cuba India, Sri Lanka
Conservation Endangered Not Evaluated

Hispaniolan Swallowtail

A large swallowtail butterfly found in the Caribbean with yellow and dark brown wings. Several subspecies are endemic to different islands.

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Did You Know?

The Florida Keys subspecies ponceanus is one of the rarest butterflies in the United States.

Denticerus Pygmy Mole Cricket

A rare pygmy mole cricket from South Asia with distinctive toothed antennae. It inhabits sandy soils along riverbanks in tropical forests.

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Did You Know?

Its genus name Denticerus means toothed horn, referring to the unusual serrated antennae unique to this group of pygmy mole crickets.