Azure Hawker vs Hooked Dock

Aeshna caerulea compared with Rumex brownii

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Hooked Dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Hooked Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Rumex
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Rumex brownii

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Hooked Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Hooked Dock
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.

Hooked Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.