Blue Ground Beetle vs Blue-spotted Comet Darner

Carabus intricatus compared with Anax concolor

Key Differences

• Blue Ground Beetle is Extinct while Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Ground Beetle	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	Carabidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Carabus	Anax
Species	Carabus intricatus	Anax concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue Ground Beetle

EX — Extinct

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Ground Beetle	Blue-spotted Comet Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Ground Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Blue Ground Beetle

The Blue Ground Beetle (Carabus intricatus) is a species in the genus Carabus. It is currently classified as Extinct 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.