Tschitscherine's Ground Beetle vs Alpine Marsh Fly

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Tschitscherine's Ground Beetle	Alpine Marsh Fly
Scientific Name	Carabus schoenherri	Elgiva solicita
Order	Coleoptera	Diptera
Family	Carabidae	Sciomyzidae
Size	22-30 mm	5-8 mm body length
Habitat	Forests	Meadows
Diet	Predators	Predators
Regions	Russia (European Russia to western Siberia), Finland	Europe, Alps
Conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern

Tschitscherine's Ground Beetle

A large ground beetle from the forests of European Russia and Siberia with heavily ridged elytra and dark bronze coloring. It is typical of old-growth boreal forests.

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Did You Know?

It is a flagship species of the vast Eurasian taiga, where ground beetle diversity peaks in old-growth forests with deep, undisturbed organic layers.

Alpine Marsh Fly

A snail-killing fly of wet alpine meadows and bogs. Its larvae are specialist predators of aquatic snails.

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Did You Know?

Each larva can consume multiple snails during its development.