Azure Hawker vs Grey Catchfly

Aeshna caerulea compared with Silene grisea

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Grey Catchfly is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Grey Catchfly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Silene
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Silene grisea

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Grey Catchfly

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Grey Catchfly
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.

Grey Catchfly

Habitat

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

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.