Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Box Rust

Anax concolor compared with Puccinia buxi

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while Box Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Box Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Anax	Puccinia
Species	Anax concolor	Puccinia buxi

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Box Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Box Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, Norway, and Portugal.

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.

Box Rust

The Box rust (Puccinia buxi) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. It is found in Belgium, Germany, Norway and Portugal.