Thalassine Green Longhorn vs Fig Wasp

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Thalassine Green Longhorn	Fig Wasp
Scientific Name	Chloridolum thalassinum	Ceratosolen fusciceps
Order	Coleoptera	Hymenoptera
Family	Cerambycidae	Agaonidae
Size	15-25 mm	1.5-2 mm
Habitat	Forests	Forests
Diet	Pollen Feeders	Herbivores
Regions	Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia	Asia, Oceania
Conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern

Thalassine Green Longhorn

A beautiful sea-green longhorn beetle found in the forests of Borneo and Sumatra. Its coloration closely mimics lichen-covered bark. Adults are crepuscular and fly at dusk around the canopy of dipterocarp trees.

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Did You Know?

This species was long confused with its Javan congener until molecular studies confirmed it as a distinct species in 2003.

Fig Wasp

A tiny wasp that pollinates a single species of fig in an obligate mutualism.

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Did You Know?

Each fig species typically depends on just one species of pollinator wasp.