Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs flax dodder

Anax concolor compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	flax dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Anax	Cuscuta
Species	Anax concolor	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	flax dodder
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.

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.