Beautiful Demoiselle vs Common Anchomenus

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Beautiful Demoiselle Common Anchomenus
Scientific Name Calopteryx virgo Anchomenus dorsalis
Order Odonata Coleoptera
Family Calopterygidae Carabidae
Size 50-55 mm wingspan 6-8 mm
Habitat Rivers & Streams Farmland
Diet Predators Predators
Regions Europe, Asia Europe, western Asia, North Africa
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Beautiful Demoiselle

A stunning damselfly with entirely dark-tinted wings in males and bronze-green wings in females. It prefers faster-flowing, well-oxygenated streams.

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Did You Know?

Beautiful demoiselles are indicators of clean water quality, as their larvae can only survive in well-oxygenated, unpolluted streams.

Common Anchomenus

A small, elegant ground beetle with metallic green elytra, a reddish-brown head, and pale legs. It is one of the most effective aphid predators in European cereal crops.

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Did You Know?

Video studies have revealed it can consume an aphid in under 30 seconds and may eat more than 100 aphids per day during peak pest outbreaks in wheat fields.