Azure Hawker vs Lesser Scalewort

Aeshna caerulea compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Frullania
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Lesser Scalewort
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.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.