Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Eurasian Catchfly

Anax concolor compared with Silene nutans

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while Eurasian Catchfly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Eurasian Catchfly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Anax	Silene
Species	Anax concolor	Silene nutans

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian Catchfly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Eurasian Catchfly
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.

Eurasian Catchfly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.