Azure Hawker vs Beak Willow

Aeshna caerulea compared with Salix bebbiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Beak Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Salix
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Salix bebbiana

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Beak Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azure Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Beak Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Beak Willow

The Beak Willow (Salix bebbiana) is a species in the genus Salix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.