Azure Hawker vs Grooved Cavalier

Aeshna caerulea compared with Melanoleuca grammopodia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Grooved Cavalier
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aeshnidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Aeshna	Melanoleuca
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Melanoleuca grammopodia

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Grooved Cavalier

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Grooved Cavalier
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.

Grooved Cavalier

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and 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.