Azure Hawker vs Irish Threadwort

Aeshna caerulea compared with Telaranea europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Telaranea
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Telaranea europaea

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Irish Threadwort
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.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.