Azure Hawker vs Shining geranium

Aeshna caerulea compared with Geranium lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Shining geranium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Geranium
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Geranium lucidum

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Shining geranium

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Shining geranium
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.

Shining geranium

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.