Agrimony vs Widow Skimmer

Agrimonia eupatoria compared with Libellula luctuosa

Key Differences

Agrimony is Near Threatened while Widow Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrimony	Widow Skimmer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Libellulidae
Genus	Agrimonia	Libellula
Species	Agrimonia eupatoria	Libellula luctuosa

Conservation Status

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

Widow Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrimony	Widow Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agrimony

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Widow Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Agrimony

The Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) is a species in the genus Agrimonia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.