Big Bluet vs Common Blue Damselfly

Enallagma durum compared with Enallagma cyathigerum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Bluet	Common Blue Damselfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Odonata (Odonata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family same	Coenagrionidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus same	Enallagma	Enallagma
Species	Enallagma durum	Enallagma cyathigerum

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Bluet and Common Blue Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Enallagma.

Conservation Status

Big Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Common Blue Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Bluet	Common Blue Damselfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Common Blue Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Big Bluet

The Big Bluet (Enallagma durum) is a species in the genus Enallagma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Common Blue Damselfly

Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.