Rosalia Longhorn vs Conle's Stick Insect

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Rosalia Longhorn Conle's Stick Insect
Scientific Name Rosalia alpina funesta Conlephasma enigma
Order Coleoptera Phasmatodea
Family Cerambycidae Pseudophasmatidae
Size 15-35mm 4-6 cm
Habitat Mountains Mountains
Diet Wood Feeders Herbivores
Regions Europe Philippines (Mindoro)
Conservation Vulnerable Data Deficient

Rosalia Longhorn

A subspecies of the striking blue-grey alpine longhorn beetle found in southern populations.

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Did You Know?

One of the most beautiful and most threatened beetles in Europe, entirely dependent on ancient beech forests.

Conle's Stick Insect

A rare and enigmatic stick insect from the Philippines, unusual for a typically neotropical family. Its discovery was taxonomically surprising.

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Did You Know?

It is one of the only Pseudophasmatidae species found in Asia, far from the family's American center of diversity.