Northern Damselfly vs Armoured Ground Cricket
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Northern Damselfly | Armoured Ground Cricket |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Coenagrion johanssoni | Acanthoplus longipes |
| Order | Odonata | Orthoptera |
| Family | Coenagrionidae | Tettigoniidae |
| Size | 28-35 mm body length | 45-60 mm |
| Habitat | Wetlands | Deserts & Drylands |
| Diet | Omnivores | Omnivores |
| Regions | Northern Scandinavia, Finland, northern Russia, Siberia | Southern Africa |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Northern Damselfly
A delicate blue and black damselfly with narrow wings held together above the body at rest. Males have a distinctive blue pattern on the abdomen. It breeds in bog pools and marshy lakeshores.
Did You Know?
This damselfly has one of the most northerly distributions of any odonate, surviving in habitats where the breeding season lasts only a few weeks.
Armoured Ground Cricket
A robust flightless katydid covered in sharp spines across its thorax and legs. It is an omnivorous insect found in arid bushveld.
Did You Know?
They are cannibalistic and will devour injured members of their own species during mass marching events.