Azure Hawker vs dooryard sowbug

Aeshna caerulea compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Aeshnidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Aeshna	Porcellio
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Azure Hawker and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	dooryard sowbug
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.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden