Spotted Tumbling Flower Beetle vs Sharp's Rove Beetle
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Spotted Tumbling Flower Beetle | Sharp's Rove Beetle |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Mordellistena pumila | Philonthus sharpi |
| Order | Coleoptera | Coleoptera |
| Family | Mordellidae | Staphylinidae |
| Size | 2-3.5 mm | 7-10 mm |
| Habitat | Farmland | Woodlands |
| Diet | Pollen Feeders | Detritivores |
| Regions | Europe | Japan, Korea, Eastern China |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Spotted Tumbling Flower Beetle
A tiny tumbling flower beetle found on composite flowers in summer. Larvae develop in plant stems. One of the smallest and most frequently encountered mordellid species.
Did You Know?
So small that it can hide inside individual florets of composite flower heads.
Sharp's Rove Beetle
A medium-sized, metallic-sheened rove beetle named after the eminent coleopterist David Sharp. It is found in woodland and forest habitats where it hunts among leaf litter.
Did You Know?
Named after David Sharp, the Victorian entomologist who described over 3,000 staphylinid species and wrote the definitive 19th-century monograph on rove beetles.