Azure Hawker vs Minute pirate bug

Aeshna caerulea compared with Anthocoris confusus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Minute pirate bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Aeshnidae	Anthocoridae
Genus	Aeshna	Anthocoris
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Anthocoris confusus

Evolutionary Relationship

Azure Hawker and Minute pirate bug share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Minute pirate bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Minute pirate bug
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.

Minute pirate bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.