Azure Hawker vs Bleeding-Heart

Aeshna caerulea compared with Dicentra formosa

Key Differences

  • Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Bleeding-Heart is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Azure Hawker Bleeding-Heart
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family Aeshnidae Papaveraceae
Genus Aeshna Dicentra
Species Aeshna caerulea Dicentra formosa

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Bleeding-Heart

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Azure Hawker Bleeding-Heart
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.

Bleeding-Heart

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (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.

Bleeding-Heart

The Bleeding-Heart (Dicentra formosa) is a species in the genus Dicentra. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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