Mottled Goliath Beetle vs Filigreed Stick Mantis

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Mottled Goliath Beetle Filigreed Stick Mantis
Scientific Name Goliathus albosignatus Toxodera fimbriata
Order Coleoptera Mantodea
Family Scarabaeidae Toxoderidae
Size 45-75 mm 75-100 mm
Habitat Forests Forests
Diet Sap Feeders Omnivores
Regions South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania Indonesia, Malaysia
Conservation Least Concern Data Deficient

Mottled Goliath Beetle

A southern African goliath beetle with white mottled markings on dark brown elytra. It is smaller than its West African relatives.

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Did You Know?

This is the most southerly occurring species in the entire Goliathus genus.

Filigreed Stick Mantis

A stick mantis from Southeast Asia with fringed edges along its thorax and legs. The fringes break up its body outline among dead twigs and branches.

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Did You Know?

Its fringed body margins are more elaborate than any other species in the genus.