Madagascan Flat Bark Beetle vs Rosalia Longhorn

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Madagascan Flat Bark Beetle Rosalia Longhorn
Scientific Name Passandra boliti Rosalia alpina funesta
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Passandridae Cerambycidae
Size 10-18 mm 15-35mm
Habitat Forests Mountains
Diet Wood Feeders Wood Feeders
Regions Madagascar Europe
Conservation Not Evaluated Vulnerable

Madagascan Flat Bark Beetle

An extremely flat beetle that lives under bark in Madagascan forests. Its compressed body allows it to navigate thin gaps between bark layers.

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Did You Know?

Its body is so flat it can slip through gaps less than two millimeters wide.

Rosalia Longhorn

A subspecies of the striking blue-grey alpine longhorn beetle found in southern populations.

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One of the most beautiful and most threatened beetles in Europe, entirely dependent on ancient beech forests.