Azure Hawker vs Shrub lespedeza

Aeshna caerulea compared with Lespedeza bicolor

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Shrub lespedeza is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Shrub lespedeza
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Aeshnidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Lespedeza
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Lespedeza bicolor

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Shrub lespedeza

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Shrub lespedeza
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.

Shrub lespedeza

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Georgia, India, Taiwan, and 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.