Yellow-shouldered Christmas Beetle vs Processional Termite

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Yellow-shouldered Christmas Beetle Processional Termite
Scientific Name Anoplognathus chloropyrus Hospitalitermes medioflavus
Order Coleoptera Blattodea
Family Scarabaeidae Termitidae
Size 16-22 mm 3-5 mm
Habitat Forests Forests
Diet Root Feeders Omnivores
Regions Australia, Oceania Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Yellow-shouldered Christmas Beetle

A medium-sized Christmas beetle recognisable by its yellowish-green pronotum contrasting with darker brown elytra. It is widespread in eastern Australian eucalyptus forests.

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Did You Know?

Like other Christmas beetles, the larvae spend up to two years underground before emerging as adults in summer.

Processional Termite

An open-trail foraging termite found in Borneo's rainforests that travels in long exposed columns through the forest. Workers carry balls of lichen and soil in their mandibles back to the nest. The species is notable for its bold, exposed foraging behavior.

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Did You Know?

Workers carry a conspicuous ball of food material on their heads during the return march, making the foraging columns look like miniature processions.