Azure Hawker vs Fourspike heliotrope

Aeshna caerulea compared with Euploca procumbens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Azure Hawker Fourspike heliotrope
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family Aeshnidae Heliotropiaceae
Genus Aeshna Euploca
Species Aeshna caerulea Euploca procumbens

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Fourspike heliotrope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Azure Hawker Fourspike heliotrope
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.

Fourspike heliotrope

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, 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.

Fourspike heliotrope

No description available.

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