Azure Hawker vs Centaury

Aeshna caerulea compared with Psephellus gracillimus

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Aeshnidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aeshna	Psephellus
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Psephellus gracillimus

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Centaury
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.

Centaury

Habitat

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

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.