Lined Click Beetle vs Stag-jawed Longhorn

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Lined Click Beetle Stag-jawed Longhorn
Scientific Name Agriotes lineatus Dorysthenes buqueti
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Elateridae Cerambycidae
Size 8-11 mm 40-70mm
Habitat Farmland Farmland
Diet Root Feeders Root Feeders
Regions Europe, Western Asia Asia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Lined Click Beetle

A small, brown click beetle with pale stripes along its elytra. Its wireworm larvae are major pests of potatoes and cereals in Europe.

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Did You Know?

Farmers can detect wireworm infestations by burying potato pieces as bait traps, which the larvae quickly colonise.

Stag-jawed Longhorn

A large dark brown longhorn beetle with massive toothed mandibles in males resembling those of stag beetles. It is attracted to lights at night.

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Did You Know?

In Thailand the larvae are roasted and eaten as a popular street food snack.