Azure Hawker vs five-leaf crotalaria

Aeshna caerulea compared with Crotalaria quinquefolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Azure Hawker five-leaf crotalaria
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 Crotalaria
Species Aeshna caerulea Crotalaria quinquefolia

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

five-leaf crotalaria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Azure Hawker five-leaf crotalaria
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.

five-leaf crotalaria

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Guyana).

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.

five-leaf crotalaria

No description available.

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