Azure Bluet vs Southern Damselfly

Coenagrion puella compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• Azure Bluet is Least Concern while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Bluet	Southern 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	Coenagrion	Coenagrion
Species	Coenagrion puella	Coenagrion mercuriale

Evolutionary Relationship

Azure Bluet and Southern Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Coenagrion.

Conservation Status

Azure Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Bluet	Southern Damselfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azure Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

Azure Bluet

Azure Bluet (Coenagrion puella) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇱🇺 Luxembourg