Azure Hawker vs Gray Alder

Aeshna caerulea compared with Alnus incana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Gray Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Aeshnidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Alnus
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Alnus incana

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Gray Alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Gray Alder
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.

Gray Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (10 countries), and North America (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.