Azure Hawker vs Shoebutton

Aeshna caerulea compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Ardisia
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Shoebutton
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.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

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.