Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Cayenne porterweed

Anax concolor compared with Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue-spotted Comet Darner Cayenne porterweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Aeshnidae Verbenaceae
Genus Anax Stachytarpheta
Species Anax concolor Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Cayenne porterweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue-spotted Comet Darner Cayenne porterweed
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.

Cayenne porterweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.

Cayenne porterweed

The Cayenne porterweed (Stachytarpheta cayennensis) is a species in the genus Stachytarpheta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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