Azure Hawker vs Ruprecht's Centaury

Aeshna caerulea compared with Psephellus ruprechtii

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Ruprecht's Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Ruprecht's Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Aeshnidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aeshna	Psephellus
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Psephellus ruprechtii

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Ruprecht's Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Ruprecht's Centaury
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.

Ruprecht's Centaury

Habitat

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

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.