Knotgrass Leaf Beetle vs Fuscipes Tsetse Fly
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Knotgrass Leaf Beetle | Fuscipes Tsetse Fly |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Chrysolina hyperici | Glossina fuscipes |
| Order | Coleoptera | Diptera |
| Family | Chrysomelidae | Glossinidae |
| Size | 5-7 mm | 7-10 mm |
| Habitat | Grasslands | Rivers & Streams |
| Diet | Herbivores | Herbivores |
| Regions | Europe (native), introduced to Australia and North America | Central and East Africa, from Cameroon to Uganda |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle
A rounded, metallic bronze to coppery-green beetle that was introduced to control St. John's wort. It has a smooth, convex body with fine punctation across the elytra.
Did You Know?
Introduced to Australia in the 1930s, it was one of the earliest successful biological control agents used against a weed in that country.
Fuscipes Tsetse Fly
A small riverine tsetse fly that is the major vector of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense in Central and East Africa. It inhabits riverine vegetation and lakeshores and is responsible for most human African trypanosomiasis cases. Multiple subspecies exist with different geographic ranges.
Did You Know?
It is responsible for transmitting over 90 percent of human sleeping sickness cases, mostly in the Democratic Republic of Congo.