Azure Hawker vs Boatlily

Aeshna caerulea compared with Tradescantia spathacea

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Boatlily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Boatlily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Commelinaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Tradescantia
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Tradescantia spathacea

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Boatlily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Boatlily
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.

Boatlily

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Boatlily

The Boatlily (Tradescantia spathacea) is a species in the genus Tradescantia. Native to Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden