Amazon Darner vs Purple Dead-Nettle

Anax amazili compared with Lamium purpureum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amazon Darner Purple Dead-Nettle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Aeshnidae Lamiaceae
Genus Anax Lamium
Species Anax amazili Lamium purpureum

Conservation Status

Amazon Darner

LC — Least Concern

Purple Dead-Nettle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amazon Darner Purple Dead-Nettle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Purple Dead-Nettle

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, South Korea, Taiwan), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Amazon Darner

The Amazon Darner (Anax amazili) is a species in the genus Anax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Purple Dead-Nettle

No description available.

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