Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Splayed Deerfly

Anax concolor compared with Chrysops caecutiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Splayed Deerfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Aeshnidae	Tabanidae
Genus	Anax	Chrysops
Species	Anax concolor	Chrysops caecutiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-spotted Comet Darner and Splayed Deerfly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Splayed Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Splayed Deerfly
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.

Splayed Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.