Saw-backed Grouse Locust vs Pine Sawyer Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Saw-backed Grouse Locust Pine Sawyer Beetle
Scientific Name Acridopeza reticulata Monochamus galloprovincialis
Order Orthoptera Coleoptera
Family Tetrigidae Cerambycidae
Size 10-14 mm 15-28 mm
Habitat Forests Forests
Diet Herbivores Wood Feeders
Regions Eastern Australia Europe, North Africa
Conservation Least Concern Not Evaluated

Saw-backed Grouse Locust

An Australian pygmy grasshopper with a distinctly serrated or saw-toothed pronotal keel. It is found in moist forest floor habitats.

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Did You Know?

Its serrated pronotum crest is unique among Australian tetrigids and gives it an almost reptilian appearance.

Pine Sawyer Beetle

A large brown longhorn beetle that breeds in dying or recently dead pine trees. It is a vector of the devastating pine wood nematode.

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Did You Know?

It can transmit pinewood nematode, which has destroyed vast pine forests in Portugal.