Awkward Clusterfly vs Azure Hawker

Pollenia rudis compared with Aeshna caerulea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Awkward Clusterfly	Azure Hawker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Polleniidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Pollenia	Aeshna
Species	Pollenia rudis	Aeshna caerulea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Awkward Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Awkward Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Azure Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Awkward Clusterfly

The Awkward Clusterfly (Pollenia rudis) is a species in the genus Pollenia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden