Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Mountain Aster

Anax concolor compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Aeshnidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anax	Oclemena
Species	Anax concolor	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Mountain Aster
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.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.