Wrinkled Bark Beetle vs Giant Lobster Cockroach

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Wrinkled Bark Beetle Giant Lobster Cockroach
Scientific Name Rhysodes sulcatus Henschoutedenia flexivitta
Order Coleoptera Blattodea
Family Rhysodidae Blaberidae
Size 6-8mm 50-65 mm
Habitat Forests Forests
Diet Wood Feeders Fruit Feeders
Regions Europe Central and West Africa
Conservation Endangered Not Evaluated

Wrinkled Bark Beetle

An extremely rare and primitive beetle with deep longitudinal grooves on its elytra. Found only in virgin forests.

💡

Did You Know?

One of the rarest beetles in Europe, found only in untouched primeval forests with centuries-old dead wood.

Giant Lobster Cockroach

A large African cockroach with a broad, flattened body. It has distinctive banded markings across its wings.

💡

Did You Know?

It gets its lobster name from its broad, flattened body shape and reddish-brown coloring.