Two-Spotted Oak Buprestid vs Goat Moth

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Two-Spotted Oak Buprestid Goat Moth
Scientific Name Agrilus biguttatus Cossus cossus
Order Coleoptera Lepidoptera
Family Buprestidae Cossidae
Size 8-13 mm 68-96 mm wingspan
Habitat Woodlands Woodlands
Diet Sap Feeders Wood Feeders
Regions Europe Europe, Asia, Africa
Conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern

Two-Spotted Oak Buprestid

A slender, dark bronze-green jewel beetle with two white spots on its elytra. It is implicated in acute oak decline in Europe.

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Did You Know?

Its D-shaped exit holes in oak bark are a telltale diagnostic sign of its presence.

Goat Moth

A large moth whose caterpillars bore deep into hardwood trees for up to four years.

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Did You Know?

Larvae emit a strong goat-like odor from which the moth gets its name.