Pleasing Lacewing Beetle vs Arboreal Ground Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Pleasing Lacewing Beetle Arboreal Ground Beetle
Scientific Name Zenoa picea Dromius quadrimaculatus
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Synchroidae Carabidae
Size 6-9 mm 5-7 mm
Habitat Woodlands Woodlands
Diet Fungus Feeders Wood Feeders
Regions North America Europe, western Asia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Pleasing Lacewing Beetle

An uncommon beetle found only on fungus-covered deciduous trees.

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Did You Know?

Its family contains fewer than ten species worldwide.

Arboreal Ground Beetle

A small, flattened ground beetle that lives primarily on trees rather than on the ground. It has a dark brown body with four pale spots on its elytra and hides under bark.

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Did You Know?

Unlike most ground beetles, it spends its entire life on trees and is rarely found on the ground, challenging the common name of the family.