Red-tipped Flower Longhorn vs Large Copper Butterfly
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Red-tipped Flower Longhorn | Large Copper Butterfly |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Stictoleptura rubra | Lycaena dispar |
| Order | Coleoptera | Lepidoptera |
| Family | Cerambycidae | Lycaenidae |
| Size | 10-19 mm | 33-40 mm wingspan |
| Habitat | Forests | Wetlands |
| Diet | Nectar Feeders | Nectar Feeders |
| Regions | Europe, Caucasus, Siberia | Europe, Asia |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Near Threatened |
Red-tipped Flower Longhorn
A sexually dimorphic flower longhorn where males have tawny-yellow elytra and females are bright red. Common across European conifer forests, it breeds in old pine stumps. Adults are regular visitors to hogweed and other umbellifers.
Did You Know?
The dramatic color difference between sexes led early entomologists to describe them as two separate species.
Large Copper Butterfly
Once widespread across European wetlands, the English subspecies went extinct in the 1850s. Remaining populations are declining due to drainage of fens and marshes.
Did You Know?
The English subspecies of the large copper was one of the first British butterflies to go extinct — driven to extinction by drainage of the East Anglian fens in the 1850s.