Azure Bluet vs Variable Bluet

Coenagrion puella compared with Coenagrion pulchellum

Key Differences

Azure Bluet is Least Concern while Variable Bluet is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Bluet	Variable 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 pulchellum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Genus: Coenagrion

Conservation Status

Azure Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Variable Bluet

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Bluet	Variable 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.

Variable Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as 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.

Variable Bluet

O Donzelinha-variavel (Coenagrion pulchellum) esta classificado como Em Perigo (EN) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Em alto risco de extincao em estado silvestre, com declinio populacional significativo e ameacas continuas a sua sobrevivencia.