Simplon Beetle vs Bartman's Timema

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Attribute Simplon Beetle Bartman's Timema
Scientific Name Nebria cordicollis Timema bartmani
Order Coleoptera Phasmatodea
Family Carabidae Timematidae
Size 9-12 mm 1.5-2 cm
Habitat Mountains Mountains
Diet Omnivores Herbivores
Regions Western Alps, Switzerland, Italy United States (Southern California mountains)
Conservation Least Concern Data Deficient

Simplon Beetle

A heart-shaped-thorax ground beetle native to high passes in the western Alps. It inhabits cold, exposed rocky habitats.

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Named for the distinctive heart shape of its pronotum.

Bartman's Timema

A small, green timema from the mountains of southern California. It was described relatively recently from a restricted range.

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It is found only in the San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mountains of southern California.