Japanese Click Beetle vs Claudina Metalmark

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Japanese Click Beetle Claudina Metalmark
Scientific Name Campsosternus gemma Mesosemia claudia
Order Coleoptera Lepidoptera
Family Elateridae Riodinidae
Size 25-35 mm 30-38 mm wingspan
Habitat Forests Forests
Diet Wood Feeders Nectar Feeders
Regions Japan, Taiwan, Southern China Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Japanese Click Beetle

A spectacular metallic green and gold click beetle found in East Asian forests. It is one of the most brilliantly coloured elaterid beetles.

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Did You Know?

Its jewel-like metallic colouring has made it one of the most sought-after beetles in insect collections worldwide.

Claudina Metalmark

A small, dark-winged metalmark butterfly with fine silvery-blue spots along the wing margins. It rests with wings spread flat in shady forest understory.

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Did You Know?

Metalmark butterflies get their name from the tiny metallic-looking spots on their wings that glint in stray beams of light.