European Wheat Stem Sawfly vs Insignia Goldenring

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute European Wheat Stem Sawfly Insignia Goldenring
Scientific Name Cephus pygmeus Cordulegaster insignis
Order Hymenoptera Odonata
Family Cephidae Cordulegastridae
Size 8-10 mm (adult) 75-85 mm
Habitat Farmland Mountains
Diet Omnivores Omnivores
Regions Europe, Asia, North America Asia, Europe
Conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern

European Wheat Stem Sawfly

A stem-boring sawfly pest of wheat and other cereals throughout Europe and western Asia. It has also established in parts of North America.

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Did You Know?

Solid-stemmed wheat varieties were bred specifically to resist stem sawfly larval boring.

Insignia Goldenring

A large goldenring dragonfly of Turkey and the Near East with bold yellow markings. It patrols mountain streams in the eastern Mediterranean region.

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Did You Know?

It is one of the most impressive dragonflies of the eastern Mediterranean, yet remains poorly studied.