Azure Bluet vs Spearhead Bluet

Coenagrion puella compared with Coenagrion hastulatum

Key Differences

• Azure Bluet is Least Concern while Spearhead Bluet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Bluet	Spearhead Bluet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Odonata (Odonata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family same	Coenagrionidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus same	Coenagrion	Coenagrion
Species	Coenagrion puella	Coenagrion hastulatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Azure Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Spearhead Bluet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Bluet	Spearhead Bluet
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.

Spearhead Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Azure Bluet

A donzela-azul-celeste (Coenagrion puella) é uma libélula de cores vistosas da Europa e Ásia, cujos machos se caracterizam pelo abdômen azul e preto. Seu estado de conservação é de preocupação menor (LC) e habita águas paradas e correntes lentas com abundante vegetação aquática.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden