Red Pumpkin Beetle vs Graybeal's Longhorn

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Red Pumpkin Beetle Graybeal's Longhorn
Scientific Name Aulacophora foveicollis Anoplophora graafi
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Chrysomelidae Cerambycidae
Size 5-8 mm 30-50 mm
Habitat Farmland Forests
Diet Seed Feeders Wood Feeders
Regions South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia Sulawesi, Indonesia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Red Pumpkin Beetle

A uniformly bright orange-red beetle with fine punctures on the pronotum and smooth elytra. It is a highly destructive pest of cucurbits throughout tropical and subtropical Asia and Africa.

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Did You Know?

In India, this beetle is one of the top three most damaging pests of cucurbit vegetables, attacking over 80 species of cucurbits.

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.