Cascade Damselfly vs Spotted Brown Rove Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Cascade Damselfly	Spotted Brown Rove Beetle
Scientific Name	Thaumatoneura inopinata	Staphylinus fossor
Order	Odonata	Coleoptera
Family	Thaumatoneuridae	Staphylinidae
Size	55-65 mm	14-18 mm
Habitat	Forests	Forests
Diet	Predators	Predators
Regions	Central America	Europe, Central Asia
Conservation	Vulnerable	Least Concern

Cascade Damselfly

A rare damselfly found only near waterfalls in Central American cloud forests.

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Did You Know?

Its larvae develop on wet rocks behind waterfall spray zones.

Spotted Brown Rove Beetle

A large, robust rove beetle with a brown body covered in patches of golden and dark setae. It is a ground-dwelling predator found in grasslands and forest edges across the Palearctic.

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Did You Know?

This beetle's powerful mandibles can crush snail shells, giving it access to a food source unavailable to most other rove beetles.