Macleay's Spectre Stick Insect Longhorn vs Four-spotted Dung Beetle
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Macleay's Spectre Stick Insect Longhorn | Four-spotted Dung Beetle |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Penthea vermicularis | Helictopleurus quadripunctatus |
| Order | Coleoptera | Coleoptera |
| Family | Cerambycidae | Scarabaeidae |
| Size | 20-30 mm body length | 12-18 mm |
| Habitat | Woodlands | Farmland |
| Diet | Wood Feeders | Dung Feeders |
| Regions | Australia | Madagascar |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Macleay's Spectre Stick Insect Longhorn
A slender longhorn beetle with mottled grey-brown bark-like camouflage patterning. It is found on dead wood in eucalypt forests of eastern Australia.
Did You Know?
Its bark-like coloring makes it virtually invisible when resting on dead tree trunks.
Four-spotted Dung Beetle
A medium-sized dung beetle with four distinctive pale spots on its dark elytra. It is one of the few Helictopleurus species that has adapted to open habitats alongside cattle.
Did You Know?
It is one of only five Helictopleurus species that have successfully shifted from forest-dwelling lemur dung specialist to open-habitat cattle dung feeder.