Azure Hawker vs Ghostweed

Aeshna caerulea compared with Euphorbia marginata

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Ghostweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Ghostweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Euphorbia
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Euphorbia marginata

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Ghostweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Ghostweed
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.

Ghostweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (China, India, Taiwan), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.