Tropical Mantidfly vs Figueroa's Longhorn

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Tropical Mantidfly Figueroa's Longhorn
Scientific Name Entanoneura gratiosa Taeniotes scalaris
Order Neuroptera Coleoptera
Family Mantispidae Cerambycidae
Size 20-30 mm wingspan 25-45 mm
Habitat Forests Forests
Diet Omnivores Wood Feeders
Regions Southeast Asia, India Mexico, Central America, northern South America, Brazil
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Tropical Mantidfly

A striking tropical mantidfly with patterned wings found in Asian rainforests. Its ornate wing markings are unusual among mantidflies.

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Did You Know?

Its beautifully marked wings make it one of the most ornamental species in the entire family.

Figueroa's Longhorn

A large Neotropical lamiin with ladder-like dark markings on pale brownish-grey elytra. Found in lowland tropical forests from Mexico to Brazil. Larvae bore into trunks of various tropical hardwoods.

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Did You Know?

The ladder-like markings on its elytra are remarkably consistent across its enormous geographic range.