Azure Hawker vs Few-Flowered Nutrush

Aeshna caerulea compared with Scleria pauciflora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Azure Hawker Few-Flowered Nutrush
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Poales (Grasses)
Family Aeshnidae Cyperaceae
Genus Aeshna Scleria
Species Aeshna caerulea Scleria pauciflora

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Few-Flowered Nutrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Azure Hawker Few-Flowered Nutrush
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.

Few-Flowered Nutrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.

Few-Flowered Nutrush

No description available.

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