Bar-sided Darner vs Bloodwort

Gynacantha mexicana compared with Achillea millefolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bar-sided Darner	Bloodwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Aeshnidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Gynacantha	Achillea
Species	Gynacantha mexicana	Achillea millefolium

Conservation Status

Bar-sided Darner

LC — Least Concern

Bloodwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bar-sided Darner	Bloodwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bar-sided Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Bloodwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Bar-sided Darner

The Bar-sided Darner (Gynacantha mexicana) is a species in the genus Gynacantha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Bloodwort

The Bloodwort (Achillea millefolium) is a species in the genus Achillea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic real