Azure Hawker vs Brown Pine Lacewing

Aeshna caerulea compared with Hemerobius stigma

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Brown Pine Lacewing is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Brown Pine Lacewing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Neuroptera (Neuroptera)
Family	Aeshnidae	Hemerobiidae
Genus	Aeshna	Hemerobius
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Hemerobius stigma

Evolutionary Relationship

Azure Hawker and Brown Pine Lacewing share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Brown Pine Lacewing

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Brown Pine Lacewing
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.

Brown Pine Lacewing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.

Brown Pine Lacewing

The Brown Pine Lacewing (Hemerobius stigma) is a species in the genus Hemerobius. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden