Azure Hawker vs flax dodder

Aeshna caerulea compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	flax dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Cuscuta
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	flax dodder
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.

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, 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.