vs Azure Hawker

Aphanocapsa holsatica compared with Aeshna caerulea

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Azure Hawker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Azure Hawker
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Microcystaceae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Aeshna
Species	Aphanocapsa holsatica	Aeshna caerulea

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Azure Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Aphanocapsa holsatica is a colonial cyanobacterium in the family Merismopediaceae, forming small, diffuse colonies of spherical cells embedded in a colorless mucilaginous matrix. It inhabits the plankton of oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes.

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.