Blue-spotted Comet Darner vs willow-weed

Anax concolor compared with Persicaria decipiens

Key Differences

• Blue-spotted Comet Darner is Least Concern while willow-weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	willow-weed
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	Persicaria
Species	Anax concolor	Persicaria decipiens

Conservation Status

Blue-spotted Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

willow-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-spotted Comet Darner	willow-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.

willow-weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, and Norway.

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.