Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Eastern Waterleaf

Anax concolor compared with Hydrophyllum virginianum

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while Eastern Waterleaf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Eastern Waterleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Anax	Hydrophyllum
Species	Anax concolor	Hydrophyllum virginianum

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Eastern Waterleaf
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.

Eastern Waterleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.