Azure Hawker vs Marsh Notchwort

Aeshna caerulea compared with Heterogemma laxa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Marsh Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Heterogemma
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Heterogemma laxa

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Marsh Notchwort
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.

Marsh Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.