Azure Hawker vs

Aeshna caerulea compared with Pinnularia mesolepta

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Pinnulariaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Pinnularia
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Pinnularia mesolepta

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker
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.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Pinnularia mesolepta is a freshwater diatom with a boat-shaped, symmetrical siliceous frustule and distinctive raphe canal along the cell axis. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes, streams, and bogs. This photosynthetic diatom forms part of the microbial biofilm community in freshwater habitats.