Alder Wrinkle vs Azure Hawker

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Aeshna caerulea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	Azure Hawker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Taphrina	Aeshna
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Aeshna caerulea

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Wrinkle	Azure Hawker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Wrinkle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Azure Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Alder Wrinkle

The Alder Wrinkle (Taphrina tosquinetii) is a species in the genus Taphrina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.