White-spotted Longhorn vs Asian Multicolored Lady Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute White-spotted Longhorn Asian Multicolored Lady Beetle
Scientific Name Batocera rufomaculata Harmonia axyridis
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Cerambycidae Coccinellidae
Size 35-55 mm 5-8 mm
Habitat Farmland Underground
Diet Wood Feeders Omnivores
Regions India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, China East Asia; invasive worldwide
Conservation Not Evaluated Not Evaluated

White-spotted Longhorn

A large greyish-brown longhorn beetle with orange or rufous spots on its elytra. It is a significant pest of mango, fig, and rubber trees across tropical Asia.

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Did You Know?

A single larva can spend up to two years feeding inside a tree trunk before emerging as an adult.

Asian Multicolored Lady Beetle

A highly variable ladybird ranging from orange with many spots to solid black. Originally released for biocontrol, it is now invasive worldwide.

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Did You Know?

It aggregates in enormous numbers on buildings in autumn, sometimes numbering in the thousands.