Two-Spotted Oak Buprestid vs Pleasing Lacewing Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Two-Spotted Oak Buprestid Pleasing Lacewing Beetle
Scientific Name Agrilus biguttatus Zenoa picea
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Buprestidae Synchroidae
Size 8-13 mm 6-9 mm
Habitat Woodlands Woodlands
Diet Sap Feeders Fungus Feeders
Regions Europe North America
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.

Pleasing Lacewing Beetle

An uncommon beetle found only on fungus-covered deciduous trees.

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Did You Know?

Its family contains fewer than ten species worldwide.