Spotted Longhorn Beetle vs Pecan Weevil

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Spotted Longhorn Beetle Pecan Weevil
Scientific Name Leptura quadrifasciata Curculio caryae
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Cerambycidae Curculionidae
Size 11-20mm 8-12 mm
Habitat Woodlands Orchards
Diet Wood Feeders Parasitoids
Regions Europe, Asia Eastern and Southern United States
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Spotted Longhorn Beetle

A black and yellow banded longhorn beetle with a tapered body and long antennae. It visits flowers in sunlit woodland clearings.

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Did You Know?

The larvae take up to three years to develop inside decaying birch and oak wood before emerging as adults.

Pecan Weevil

A brown weevil with a long snout that is a significant pest of pecan and hickory trees. Larvae develop inside the nuts over several weeks.

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Did You Know?

Its larvae remain underground in a resting state for up to three years before finally pupating.