Azure Hawker vs Greater dodder

Aeshna caerulea compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Greater 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 europaea

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Greater 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.

Greater dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 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.