Azure Hawker vs Dark Stonewort

Aeshna caerulea compared with Nitella opaca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Dark Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Characeae
Genus	Aeshna	Nitella
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Nitella opaca

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Dark Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Dark Stonewort
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.

Dark Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.