Mountain Pine Beetle vs Reddish-Brown Stag Rove Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Mountain Pine Beetle	Reddish-Brown Stag Rove Beetle
Scientific Name	Dendroctonus ponderosae	Platydracus cinnamopterus
Order	Coleoptera	Coleoptera
Family	Curculionidae	Staphylinidae
Size	4-7 mm	12-18 mm
Habitat	Forests	Forests
Diet	Wood Feeders	Detritivores
Regions	North America	Eastern North America
Conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern

Mountain Pine Beetle

A small dark brown bark beetle that bores into pine trees to lay eggs beneath the bark. Massive outbreaks have devastated millions of hectares of North American forests.

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Did You Know?

Mountain pine beetles carry blue stain fungi that block water transport in trees, turning the wood a distinctive blue-gray color.

Reddish-Brown Stag Rove Beetle

A robust rove beetle with cinnamon-brown elytra and a black head. It is commonly found under bark and in forest leaf litter.

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Did You Know?

Males have enlarged mandibles used in combat with rivals over territory and mates.