Spread-antler Stag Beetle vs Andropromachus Stick Insect

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Spread-antler Stag Beetle Andropromachus Stick Insect
Scientific Name Odontolabis siva Andropromachus scutatus
Order Coleoptera Phasmatodea
Family Lucanidae Lonchodidae
Size 35-90 mm 5-8 cm
Habitat Mountains Mountains
Diet Sap Feeders Herbivores
Regions India, Nepal, Myanmar, China China (Yunnan)
Conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern

Spread-antler Stag Beetle

A large Himalayan stag beetle with widely spread mandibles in major males. Body color ranges from black to deep brown.

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Did You Know?

Found at elevations up to 2,500 meters in the Himalayan foothills, higher than most stag beetle species.

Andropromachus Stick Insect

A winged stick insect from Yunnan Province in China with a shield-like thoracic plate. Males are capable of sustained flight.

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Did You Know?

Its scutellum (shield-shaped plate on the thorax) is unusually prominent for a Necrosciinae stick insect.