Lined Flat Bark Ground Beetle vs Giant Amazonian Katydid

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Lined Flat Bark Ground Beetle	Giant Amazonian Katydid
Scientific Name	Platynus decentis	Stilpnochlora couloniana
Order	Coleoptera	Orthoptera
Family	Carabidae	Tettigoniidae
Size	10-13 mm	55-80 mm body length
Habitat	Forests	Forests
Diet	Predators	Herbivores
Regions	North America	South America (Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador)
Conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern

Lined Flat Bark Ground Beetle

A medium-sized, flattened ground beetle with a sleek black body and fine striations on its elytra. It is commonly found under bark and in forest floor debris.

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Did You Know?

Its extremely flattened body allows it to squeeze under tight-fitting bark on fallen logs, where it hunts prey that other predators cannot reach.

Giant Amazonian Katydid

A very large bright green katydid with wings shaped like a broad tropical leaf. It is one of the largest katydids in South America, with females reaching 80 mm in body length. Males produce loud stridulatory calls at night to attract mates.

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Did You Know?

Its leaf mimicry is so convincing that it even replicates the translucent quality of a real leaf when backlit by sunlight.