Azure Hawker vs melon-leaf nightshade

Aeshna caerulea compared with Solanum citrullifolium

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while melon-leaf nightshade is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	melon-leaf nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Solanum
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Solanum citrullifolium

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

melon-leaf nightshade

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	melon-leaf nightshade
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.

melon-leaf nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, and Sweden.

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.