South American Cuckoo Bee vs Totara Longhorn Beetle
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | South American Cuckoo Bee | Totara Longhorn Beetle |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Exaerete frontalis | Xylotoles costatus |
| Order | Hymenoptera | Coleoptera |
| Family | Apidae | Cerambycidae |
| Size | 22-28 mm | 1-2 cm |
| Habitat | Woodlands | Woodlands |
| Diet | Parasites | Wood Feeders |
| Regions | Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Central America | New Zealand |
| Conservation | Not Evaluated | Endangered |
South American Cuckoo Bee
A large metallic blue-green cleptoparasitic orchid bee that lays its eggs in the nests of other orchid bees. Its mandibles are strong enough to break into sealed brood cells.
Did You Know?
Its larvae first consume the host's food stores, then devour the host bee larva itself before pupating in the stolen nest cell.
Totara Longhorn Beetle
A longhorn beetle endemic to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand. It breeds in dead wood of native Dracophyllum trees.
Did You Know?
The Chatham Islands have been so heavily deforested that many of their endemic insects are now critically rare.