Black Firefly vs Blue-spotted Comet Darner

Lucidota atra compared with Anax concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Firefly	Blue-spotted Comet Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Lampyridae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Lucidota	Anax
Species	Lucidota atra	Anax concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Firefly and Blue-spotted Comet Darner share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Black Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Firefly	Blue-spotted Comet Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Black Firefly

The Black Firefly (Lucidota atra) is a species in the genus Lucidota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

The Blue-spotted Comet Darner (Anax concolor) 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.