Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs Striate knotweed

Anax concolor compared with Polygonum achoreum

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while Striate knotweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Striate knotweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Anax	Polygonum
Species	Anax concolor	Polygonum achoreum

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Striate knotweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	Striate knotweed
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.

Striate knotweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.