Notoligotoma Web Spinner vs Blood-red Click Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Notoligotoma Web Spinner Blood-red Click Beetle
Scientific Name Notoligotoma hardyi Ampedus sanguinolentus
Order Embioptera Coleoptera
Family Australembiidae Elateridae
Size 9.0-14.0 mm 10-14 mm
Habitat Woodlands Woodlands
Diet Gall Makers Blood Feeders
Regions Oceania Europe
Conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern

Notoligotoma Web Spinner

An Australian web spinner found in tropical northern Australia. It builds silk galleries on tree trunks during the wet season.

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Did You Know?

During the dry season, colonies retreat into deep bark crevices and become dormant until the rains return.

Blood-red Click Beetle

A striking click beetle with deep blood-red elytra and a black head and pronotum. Larvae develop in the decaying heartwood of old deciduous trees over a multi-year development cycle.

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Did You Know?

The genus Ampedus contains over 150 species worldwide, many with vibrant red or orange coloration.