Azure Hawker vs Intermediate Periwinkle

Aeshna caerulea compared with Vinca difformis

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Intermediate Periwinkle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Intermediate Periwinkle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Vinca
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Vinca difformis

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Intermediate Periwinkle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Intermediate Periwinkle
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.

Intermediate Periwinkle

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.