Azure Hawker vs Limestone Violet

Aeshna caerulea compared with Viola calcicola

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Limestone Violet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Limestone Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Violaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Viola
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Viola calcicola

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Limestone Violet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Limestone Violet
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.

Limestone Violet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.