Large Redeye vs Small Red-eyed Damselfly

Erythromma najas compared with Erythromma viridulum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Redeye	Small Red-eyed Damselfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Odonata (Odonata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family same	Coenagrionidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus same	Erythromma	Erythromma
Species	Erythromma najas	Erythromma viridulum

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Redeye and Small Red-eyed Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Erythromma.

Conservation Status

Large Redeye

LC — Least Concern

Small Red-eyed Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Redeye	Small Red-eyed Damselfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Redeye

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Small Red-eyed Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden