Japanese Click Beetle vs Long-armed Chafer

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Japanese Click Beetle Long-armed Chafer
Scientific Name Campsosternus gemma Cheirotonus gestroi
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Elateridae Scarabaeidae
Size 25-35 mm 50-85mm
Habitat Forests Mountains
Diet Wood Feeders Wood Feeders
Regions Japan, Taiwan, Southern China Asia
Conservation Least Concern Vulnerable

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.

Long-armed Chafer

A large reddish-brown beetle with spectacularly elongated front legs in males. The legs can be longer than the entire body.

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Did You Know?

Males use their enormously long forelegs to grapple with rivals and to cling onto females during mating.