Azure Hawker vs Sand Saffron

Aeshna caerulea compared with Colchicum arenarium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Sand Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Colchicum
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Colchicum arenarium

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Sand Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Sand Saffron
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.

Sand Saffron

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.