Azure Hawker vs large marsh rush

Aeshna caerulea compared with Juncus acutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	large marsh rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aeshnidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Juncus
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Juncus acutus

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

large marsh rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	large marsh rush
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.

large marsh rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, and 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.