Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Gut Weed

Anax concolor compared with Ulva intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Anax	Ulva
Species	Anax concolor	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Gut Weed
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.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), 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.