Delta Dung Beetle vs Lutzomyia Sand Fly (Whitmani)

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Delta Dung Beetle Lutzomyia Sand Fly (Whitmani)
Scientific Name Deltochilum orbiculare Lutzomyia whitmani
Order Coleoptera Diptera
Family Scarabaeidae Psychodidae
Size 15-25 mm 2-3 mm
Habitat Forests Forests
Diet Dung Feeders Blood Feeders
Regions Central America, South America Brazil, South America
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Delta Dung Beetle

A matte black roller dung beetle with a rounded body and distinctively flattened outer edges of the elytra. It rolls dung balls along the forest floor in tropical forests. The species shows strong nocturnal activity.

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Did You Know?

Unlike most rollers, some Deltochilum species have lost the ability to fly and are entirely ground-dwelling.

Lutzomyia Sand Fly (Whitmani)

A small sandfly that is the major vector of Leishmania braziliensis, which causes mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil. It bites at the forest edge and in peridomestic environments. The disease it transmits can cause devastating destruction of nasal and oral mucosa.

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Did You Know?

Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis transmitted by this fly can destroy the nose and palate, and was depicted in pre-Columbian pottery from Peru.