Punched Metalmark vs Graybeal's Longhorn

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Punched Metalmark Graybeal's Longhorn
Scientific Name Adelotypa annulifera Anoplophora graafi
Order Lepidoptera Coleoptera
Family Riodinidae Cerambycidae
Size 25-32 mm wingspan 30-50 mm
Habitat Forests Forests
Diet Nectar Feeders Wood Feeders
Regions South America Sulawesi, Indonesia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Punched Metalmark

Brown metalmark with distinctive pale-ringed dark spots giving a punched-hole appearance. Active in the forest understory.

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Did You Know?

The ring-shaped markings on its wings inspired both its common and scientific names.

Graybeal's Longhorn

A large and stout longhorn beetle from the forests of Sulawesi, with a dark body covered in dense greyish-blue pubescence. The elytra bear scattered pale spots. It is a wood borer of tropical hardwoods.

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Did You Know?

Females of this species can lay over 200 eggs during their adult lifespan of several months.