Azure Hawker vs Cottony Willow

Aeshna caerulea compared with Salix eriocephala

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Cottony Willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Cottony Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Salix
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Salix eriocephala

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Cottony Willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Cottony Willow
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.

Cottony Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 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.