Long-winged Conehead vs Striped Seedcorn Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Long-winged Conehead	Striped Seedcorn Beetle
Scientific Name	Conocephalus discolor	Agonoderus lecontei
Order	Orthoptera	Coleoptera
Family	Tettigoniidae	Carabidae
Size	12-18 mm body	7-10 mm
Habitat	Wetlands	Farmland
Diet	Seed Feeders	Seed Feeders
Regions	Europe	North America
Conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern

Long-winged Conehead

A slim green bush-cricket with a pointed head that has dramatically expanded its range northward in Britain. Produces a very high-pitched, barely audible song. Found in tall grass and rushes.

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Did You Know?

Its ultrasonic song is at such a high frequency that many people cannot hear it, even when the insect is nearby.

Striped Seedcorn Beetle

A small, pale brown ground beetle with darker stripes on its elytra. It is sometimes a minor pest of germinating corn and other crop seeds, though it also eats many weed seeds.

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Did You Know?

While it occasionally damages germinating crop seeds, studies show it consumes far more weed seeds, so its net economic impact on agriculture is actually beneficial.