Azure Hawker vs Case-making clothes moth

Aeshna caerulea compared with Tinea pellionella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Case-making clothes moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Aeshnidae	Tineidae
Genus	Aeshna	Tinea
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Tinea pellionella

Evolutionary Relationship

Azure Hawker and Case-making clothes moth share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Case-making clothes moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Case-making clothes moth
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.

Case-making clothes moth

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Case-making clothes moth

The Case-making Clothes Moth (Tinea pellionella) is a species in the genus Tinea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.