Dark bluet vs Variable bluet
The variable bluet is longer: 3.8 cm against 3.2 cm for the dark bluet, about 19% longer.
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What is the difference between a dark bluet and a variable bluet?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The variable bluet is longer: 3.8 cm against 3.2 cm for the dark bluet, about 19% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Coenagrion, so they are close relatives.
Side by side
| Dark bluet | Variable bluet | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Coenagrion armatum | Coenagrion pulchellum |
| Family | Coenagrionidae | Coenagrionidae |
| Order | Odonata | Odonata |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | 3.2 cm | 3.4 cm – 3.8 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | freshwater, wetland | freshwater, wetland |
| Conservation status | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
Which is bigger?
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