Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Cereal Fly

Anax concolor compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Cereal Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Aeshnidae	Opomyzidae
Genus	Anax	Geomyza
Species	Anax concolor	Geomyza tripunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Cereal Fly
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.

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Cereal Fly

The Cereal Fly (Geomyza tripunctata) is a species in the genus Geomyza. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).