Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Cottony Willow

Anax concolor compared with Salix eriocephala

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while Cottony Willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Cottony Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Anax	Salix
Species	Anax concolor	Salix eriocephala

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Cottony Willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Cottony Willow
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.

Cottony Willow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.