Azure Hawker vs Moustached Darter

Aeshna caerulea compared with Sympetrum vulgatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Moustached Darter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Odonata (Odonata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Aeshnidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Aeshna	Sympetrum
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Sympetrum vulgatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Azure Hawker and Moustached Darter share a common ancestor at the Order level: Odonata. (Odonata)

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Moustached Darter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Moustached Darter
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.

Moustached Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden