Raspberry Beetle vs Great Eggfly

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Raspberry Beetle Great Eggfly
Scientific Name Byturus tomentosus Hypolimnas bolina
Order Coleoptera Lepidoptera
Family Byturidae Nymphalidae
Size 3-4mm 70-85 mm wingspan
Habitat Farmland Farmland
Diet Fruit Feeders Herbivores
Regions Europe South and Southeast Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands, Madagascar
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Raspberry Beetle

A small brownish-gold beetle whose larvae are the small white grubs found inside raspberries and blackberries.

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Did You Know?

The small cream-colored grub found inside a raspberry you were about to eat is almost certainly this species.

Great Eggfly

A striking tropical butterfly in which males are jet black with large iridescent white-blue spots. Females are variable and often mimic toxic danaid butterflies.

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Did You Know?

Males are fiercely territorial, attacking birds, lizards, and even people who enter their patch.