Golden Click Beetle vs Naga Nawab Butterfly

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Golden Click Beetle Naga Nawab Butterfly
Scientific Name Selatosomus aeneus Polyura nepenthes
Order Coleoptera Lepidoptera
Family Elateridae Nymphalidae
Size 11-16 mm Wingspan 70-90 mm
Habitat Forests Forests
Diet Root Feeders Dung Feeders
Regions Europe, Northern Asia India, Nepal, Myanmar, China
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Golden Click Beetle

A metallic green or bronze click beetle with a bright coppery sheen on the elytra and pronotum. It is common in European forests and grasslands during spring.

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Did You Know?

The brilliant metallic coloration is structural, produced by microscopic surface textures rather than pigments.

Naga Nawab Butterfly

A powerful fast-flying butterfly with green-washed wings and short tails on the hindwings. It is drawn to rotting fruit and animal dung rather than flowers.

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Did You Know?

Unlike most butterflies, it never visits flowers and feeds exclusively on fermenting organic matter.