Wrinkled Bark Beetle vs Tooth-Necked Fungus Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Wrinkled Bark Beetle Tooth-Necked Fungus Beetle
Scientific Name Rhysodes sulcatus Bolitotherus cornutus
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Rhysodidae Tenebrionidae
Size 6-8mm 10-12 mm
Habitat Forests Woodlands
Diet Wood Feeders Fungus Feeders
Regions Europe Eastern North America
Conservation Endangered Least Concern

Wrinkled Bark Beetle

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

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Did You Know?

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

Tooth-Necked Fungus Beetle

A heavily armored, warty brown beetle that feeds on shelf fungi on dead trees. Males have two prominent horns on the thorax.

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Did You Know?

It plays dead so convincingly that it is nearly impossible to distinguish from a piece of bark.