Yellow Glassy Tiger vs Viennese Ground Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Yellow Glassy Tiger Viennese Ground Beetle
Scientific Name Parantica aspasia Carabus fabricii
Order Lepidoptera Coleoptera
Family Nymphalidae Carabidae
Size 70-85 mm wingspan 22-30 mm
Habitat Forests Forests
Diet Nectar Feeders Predators
Regions Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Borneo, Sulawesi) Eastern Alps, Carpathians
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Yellow Glassy Tiger

A delicate danainae butterfly with semi-transparent wings marked with black veins and margins and pale yellowish cells. It flies slowly and gracefully through the forest understory.

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Did You Know?

Males possess specialized hair-pencils on the abdomen that release pheromones during courtship to attract females.

Viennese Ground Beetle

A large metallic ground beetle of mountain forests and alpine meadows. It is a powerful predator of earthworms and snails.

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Did You Know?

It can spray a pungent defensive fluid from glands near its abdomen.