Yellow-Margined Water Scavenger Beetle vs Figueroa's Longhorn
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Yellow-Margined Water Scavenger Beetle | Figueroa's Longhorn |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Hydrochara caraboides | Taeniotes scalaris |
| Order | Coleoptera | Coleoptera |
| Family | Hydrophilidae | Cerambycidae |
| Size | 14-18 mm | 25-45 mm |
| Habitat | Ponds & Lakes | Forests |
| Diet | Scavengers | Wood Feeders |
| Regions | Europe, Western Asia | Mexico, Central America, northern South America, Brazil |
| Conservation | Near Threatened | Least Concern |
Yellow-Margined Water Scavenger Beetle
A large dark water scavenger beetle with yellowish margins on the pronotum. It inhabits well-vegetated ponds and is declining in parts of northern Europe.
Did You Know?
Larvae are fierce predators that dispatch prey much larger than themselves, including tadpoles.
Figueroa's Longhorn
A large Neotropical lamiin with ladder-like dark markings on pale brownish-grey elytra. Found in lowland tropical forests from Mexico to Brazil. Larvae bore into trunks of various tropical hardwoods.
Did You Know?
The ladder-like markings on its elytra are remarkably consistent across its enormous geographic range.