Azure Hawker vs scratch grass

Aeshna caerulea compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	scratch grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aeshnidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aeshna	Muhlenbergia
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	scratch grass
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.

scratch grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.