Rosalia Longhorn vs Japanese Snakefly

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Rosalia Longhorn Japanese Snakefly
Scientific Name Rosalia alpina funesta Inocellia japonica
Order Coleoptera Raphidioptera
Family Cerambycidae Inocelliidae
Size 15-35mm 12-18 mm
Habitat Mountains Mountains
Diet Wood Feeders Wood Feeders
Regions Europe East Asia, Japan
Conservation Vulnerable Least Concern

Rosalia Longhorn

A subspecies of the striking blue-grey alpine longhorn beetle found in southern populations.

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Did You Know?

One of the most beautiful and most threatened beetles in Europe, entirely dependent on ancient beech forests.

Japanese Snakefly

An East Asian snakefly with the characteristic elongated neck-like prothorax. It is one of the few snakefly species found in the Far East, near the order's eastern range limit.

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Did You Know?

Raphidioptera are completely absent from the Southern Hemisphere, an unusual distribution pattern among insect orders.