Azure Hawker vs Parrotfeather

Aeshna caerulea compared with Myriophyllum aquaticum

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Parrotfeather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Parrotfeather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Haloragaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Myriophyllum
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Myriophyllum aquaticum

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Parrotfeather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Parrotfeather
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.

Parrotfeather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (14 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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