Azure Hawker vs greater broomrape

Aeshna caerulea compared with Orobanche rapum-genistae

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while greater broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	greater broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Orobanche
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Orobanche rapum-genistae

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	greater broomrape
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.

greater broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.