Spring Click Beetle vs Greek Ground Longhorn

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Spring Click Beetle	Greek Ground Longhorn
Scientific Name	Denticollis linearis	Dorcadion graecum
Order	Coleoptera	Coleoptera
Family	Elateridae	Cerambycidae
Size	9-12 mm	12-17 mm
Habitat	Woodlands	Heathland
Diet	Herbivores	Root Feeders
Regions	Europe, Western Asia	Greece
Conservation	Least Concern	Near Threatened

Spring Click Beetle

A bicoloured click beetle with tawny-brown elytra and a dark thorax, common in spring. It is frequently found on flowers and foliage at woodland edges.

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Did You Know?

Unlike most click beetles whose larvae damage living plants, this species' larvae are saproxylic and only eat dead wood.

Greek Ground Longhorn

A stout, flightless longhorn endemic to Greece with black elytra bearing distinct white pubescent stripes. It is found on grassy hillsides and is active during the cooler hours of the day. Populations are highly fragmented due to habitat loss.

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Did You Know?

Each Greek island and mountain range often harbors its own endemic subspecies of Dorcadion.