Violin Beetle vs Salt Creek Tiger Beetle
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Violin Beetle | Salt Creek Tiger Beetle |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Mormolyce phyllodes | Cicindela nevadica lincolniana |
| Order | Coleoptera | Coleoptera |
| Family | Carabidae | Carabidae |
| Size | 80-100 mm | 10-12 mm |
| Habitat | Forests | Rivers & Streams |
| Diet | Fungus Feeders | Predators |
| Regions | Asia | Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Endangered |
Violin Beetle
An extraordinarily flat beetle shaped like a violin. Its paper-thin body allows it to squeeze between bracket fungi and under bark. Found in Southeast Asian rainforests.
Did You Know?
The violin beetle is so flat it can slide between layers of bracket fungus like a playing card — its body is one of the most extremely flattened of any insect.
Salt Creek Tiger Beetle
One of the rarest insects in the world, this small tiger beetle has dark olive-brown elytra with faint white markings. It is found only on saline mud flats along Salt Creek in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
Did You Know?
With fewer than 500 adults estimated in the wild, it is considered one of the rarest insects on Earth, threatened by urban development around Lincoln, Nebraska.