Thomson's Longhorn vs Forest Darner

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Thomson's Longhorn Forest Darner
Scientific Name Batocera thomsonii Austroaeschna pulchra
Order Coleoptera Odonata
Family Cerambycidae Aeshnidae
Size 38-60 mm Body 5-6 cm; wingspan 7-9 cm
Habitat Forests Forests
Diet Wood Feeders Predators
Regions Philippines Australia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Thomson's Longhorn

A large and robust cerambycid from the Philippines with chocolate-brown elytra marked by irregular cream-colored patches. It is named after the 19th-century entomologist James Thomson. Larvae develop in breadfruit and mahogany trunks.

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Did You Know?

Pupation occurs in a chamber lined with wood shavings that the larva compacts into smooth walls.

Forest Darner

A handsome darner dragonfly with blue and brown markings found in temperate forests of eastern Australia. It flies along sunlit gaps in the forest canopy.

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Did You Know?

Its genus name Austroaeschna means 'southern darner', reflecting its distribution in temperate Australia.