Lissonota Ichneumon vs Totara Longhorn Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Lissonota Ichneumon Totara Longhorn Beetle
Scientific Name Lissonota setosa Xylotoles costatus
Order Hymenoptera Coleoptera
Family Ichneumonidae Cerambycidae
Size 8-14 mm 1-2 cm
Habitat Woodlands Woodlands
Diet Parasitoids Wood Feeders
Regions Europe New Zealand
Conservation Least Concern Endangered

Lissonota Ichneumon

A slender, reddish-brown ichneumon wasp that parasitizes moth larvae inside their shelters. Females have a long, flexible ovipositor. Found in woodland habitats.

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Did You Know?

The flexible ovipositor can bend around obstacles to reach concealed moth larvae inside rolled leaves.

Totara Longhorn Beetle

A longhorn beetle endemic to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand. It breeds in dead wood of native Dracophyllum trees.

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Did You Know?

The Chatham Islands have been so heavily deforested that many of their endemic insects are now critically rare.