Raspberry Beetle vs Lined Rove Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Raspberry Beetle Lined Rove Beetle
Scientific Name Byturus tomentosus Tachinus signatus
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Byturidae Staphylinidae
Size 3-4mm 5-7 mm
Habitat Farmland Farmland
Diet Fruit Feeders Dung Feeders
Regions Europe Europe, Japan, Eastern Asia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Raspberry Beetle

A small brownish-gold beetle whose larvae are the small white grubs found inside raspberries and blackberries.

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Did You Know?

The small cream-colored grub found inside a raspberry you were about to eat is almost certainly this species.

Lined Rove Beetle

A medium-sized rove beetle with distinctly patterned elytra bearing lighter margins. It is commonly found in fungal habitats and dung across much of the Northern Hemisphere.

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Did You Know?

Males of this species have modified abdominal segments that function as clasping organs during mating.