Large False Serotine vs Zigzag Darner

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Aeshna sitchensis

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Zigzag Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Zigzag Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Aeshna
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Aeshna sitchensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Zigzag Darner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Zigzag Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Zigzag Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zigzag Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.