Wrinkled Bark Beetle vs Lutescent Brown Lacewing

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Wrinkled Bark Beetle Lutescent Brown Lacewing
Scientific Name Rhysodes sulcatus Hemerobius lutescens
Order Coleoptera Neuroptera
Family Rhysodidae Hemerobiidae
Size 6-8mm 8-12 mm wingspan
Habitat Forests Forests
Diet Wood Feeders Predators
Regions Europe Europe, Northern Asia
Conservation Endangered Least Concern

Wrinkled Bark Beetle

An extremely rare and primitive beetle with deep longitudinal grooves on its elytra. Found only in virgin forests.

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Did You Know?

One of the rarest beetles in Europe, found only in untouched primeval forests with centuries-old dead wood.

Lutescent Brown Lacewing

A yellowish-brown lacewing found in European coniferous forests. Strongly associated with spruce and pine trees.

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Did You Know?

It is one of the most important natural predators of spruce aphids in European forestry.