Adonis Blue vs Azure Hawker

Lysandra bellargus compared with Aeshna caerulea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adonis Blue	Azure Hawker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Lycaenidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Lysandra	Aeshna
Species	Lysandra bellargus	Aeshna caerulea

Evolutionary Relationship

Adonis Blue and Azure Hawker share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Adonis Blue

LC — Least Concern

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adonis Blue	Azure Hawker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adonis Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Azure Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Adonis Blue

The Adonis Blue (Lysandra bellargus) is a species in the genus Lysandra. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats, found across Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, and Belgium.

Azure Hawker

The Azure Hawker (Aeshna caerulea) is a species in the genus Aeshna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.