irish damselfly vs Southern Damselfly

Coenagrion lunulatum compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• irish damselfly is Vulnerable while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	irish damselfly	Southern Damselfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order same	Odonata (蜻蛉目)	Odonata (蜻蛉目)
Family same	Coenagrionidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus same	Coenagrion	Coenagrion
Species	Coenagrion lunulatum	Coenagrion mercuriale

Evolutionary Relationship

irish damselfly and Southern Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Coenagrion.

Conservation Status

irish damselfly

VU — Vulnerable

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	irish damselfly	Southern Damselfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

irish damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium