Titan Flower Beetle vs Japanese Snakefly

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Titan Flower Beetle Japanese Snakefly
Scientific Name Jumnos ruckeri Inocellia japonica
Order Coleoptera Raphidioptera
Family Cetoniidae Inocelliidae
Size 30-50 mm 12-18 mm
Habitat Mountains Mountains
Diet Fruit Feeders Wood Feeders
Regions Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam East Asia, Japan
Conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern

Titan Flower Beetle

A spectacular velvety green and yellow flower beetle from Southeast Asian highlands. Males have distinctive elongated front legs used in territorial displays.

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Did You Know?

Its striking green and yellow pattern mimics the appearance of certain orchid flowers.

Japanese Snakefly

An East Asian snakefly with the characteristic elongated neck-like prothorax. It is one of the few snakefly species found in the Far East, near the order's eastern range limit.

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Did You Know?

Raphidioptera are completely absent from the Southern Hemisphere, an unusual distribution pattern among insect orders.