Bladdernut vs Comet Darner

Staphylea pinnata compared with Anax longipes

Key Differences

Bladdernut is Not Evaluated while Comet Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladdernut	Comet Darner
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Staphyleaceae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Staphylea	Anax
Species	Staphylea pinnata	Anax longipes

Conservation Status

Bladdernut

NE — Not Evaluated

Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladdernut	Comet Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bladdernut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Comet Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Bladdernut

The Bladdernut (Staphylea pinnata) is a species in the genus Staphylea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

<em>Anax longipes</em>, the comet darner, is a large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is endemic to the United States, where it inhabits lakes, ponds, and slow-moving rivers with clear water and abundant emergent vegetation. The comet darner is one of the largest North American dragonflies and is distinguished by its brilliant coloration, including a green thorax and a red-spotted abdomen in mature males. The species name longipes refers to its notably long legs. Adults are powerful aerial predators, feeding on a variety of flying insects captured in flight. Larvae are aquatic and predatory, developing in the benthic zone of freshwater habitats where they feed on invertebrates and small vertebrates. The comet darner undertakes seasonal dispersal movements and is most commonly observed near its breeding water bodies during the warmer months.