Azure Hawker vs Creeping indigo

Aeshna caerulea compared with Indigofera spicata

Key Differences

  • Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Creeping indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Azure Hawker Creeping indigo
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Aeshnidae Fabaceae
Genus Aeshna Indigofera
Species Aeshna caerulea Indigofera spicata

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Creeping indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Azure Hawker Creeping indigo
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.

Creeping indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Nauru), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Creeping indigo

No description available.

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