Boreal Bluet vs Common Blue Damselfly

Enallagma boreale compared with Enallagma cyathigerum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Boreal Bluet Common Blue Damselfly
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 Enallagma Enallagma
Species Enallagma boreale Enallagma cyathigerum

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Bluet and Common Blue Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Enallagma.

Conservation Status

Boreal Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Common Blue Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Boreal Bluet Common Blue Damselfly
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boreal Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Common Blue Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Boreal Bluet

The Boreal Bluet (Enallagma boreale) is a species in the genus Enallagma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Common Blue Damselfly

O libelinha-azul-comum (Enallagma cyathigerum) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante na sua área de distribuição, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.

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