Azure Hawker vs Dock

Aeshna caerulea compared with Rumex confusus

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Rumex
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Rumex confusus

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Dock
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.

Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, 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.