Saga Longhorn Beetle vs Gwynne's Mining Bee

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Saga Longhorn Beetle Gwynne's Mining Bee
Scientific Name Batocera lineolata Andrena bicolor
Order Coleoptera Hymenoptera
Family Cerambycidae Andrenidae
Size 40-55 mm 8-10 mm
Habitat Grasslands Grasslands
Diet Wood Feeders Fruit Feeders
Regions Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan Europe, Western Asia
Conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern

Saga Longhorn Beetle

A large longhorn beetle with pale greenish-grey elytra marked with dark spots and lines. Its larvae develop in living hardwood trees over two to three years.

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Did You Know?

Adults make a squeaking sound by rubbing their thorax against their elytra when handled.

Gwynne's Mining Bee

A small, common mining bee with a two-toned appearance: dark brown thorax and orange-brown abdominal hair. It produces two generations per year in most of its range.

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Did You Know?

Its two annual generations visit completely different sets of flowers, with spring bees favoring trees and summer bees preferring brambles.