Azure Hawker vs large painted-lady

Aeshna caerulea compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	large painted-lady
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Gladiolus
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	large painted-lady
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 painted-lady

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.