Blue-eyed Hooktail vs Green-eyed Hooktail

Onychogomphus uncatus compared with Onychogomphus forcipatus

Key Differences

• Blue-eyed Hooktail is Least Concern while Green-eyed Hooktail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eyed Hooktail	Green-eyed Hooktail
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	Gomphidae	Gomphidae
Genus same	Onychogomphus	Onychogomphus
Species	Onychogomphus uncatus	Onychogomphus forcipatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-eyed Hooktail and Green-eyed Hooktail share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Onychogomphus.

Conservation Status

Blue-eyed Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Green-eyed Hooktail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eyed Hooktail	Green-eyed Hooktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-eyed Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Green-eyed Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Blue-eyed Hooktail

The Blue Eyed Hooktail (Onychogomphus uncatus) is a species in the genus Onychogomphus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.