Alfalfa dodder vs Azure Hawker

Cuscuta approximata compared with Aeshna caerulea

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Azure Hawker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Azure Hawker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Aeshna
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Aeshna caerulea

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Azure Hawker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alfalfa dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Tajikistan), Europe (Hungary, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Azure Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Alfalfa dodder

The Alfalfa dodder (Cuscuta approximata) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden