Stag Beetle Mimic Longhorn vs Rice Weevil

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Stag Beetle Mimic Longhorn Rice Weevil
Scientific Name Cerambyx scopolii Sitophilus oryzae
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Cerambycidae Curculionidae
Size 17-28 mm 2-3.5 mm
Habitat Orchards Indoors
Diet Wood Feeders Seed Feeders
Regions Western Europe, Central Europe, Southern Europe Worldwide
Conservation Least Concern Not Evaluated

Stag Beetle Mimic Longhorn

A medium-sized dark brown longhorn beetle common across Europe. Adults emerge in late spring and are attracted to flowering shrubs and freshly cut wood.

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Did You Know?

It is named after the Italian entomologist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli.

Rice Weevil

A small reddish-brown weevil that is one of the most destructive stored grain pests worldwide. Adults bore into kernels to lay eggs inside.

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Did You Know?

A single female can lay up to 400 eggs in her lifetime, each deposited inside an individual grain kernel.