Azure Hawker vs Slender-Stemmed Panicgrass

Aeshna caerulea compared with Dichanthelium implicatum

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Slender-Stemmed Panicgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Slender-Stemmed Panicgrass
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	Dichanthelium
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Dichanthelium implicatum

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Slender-Stemmed Panicgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Slender-Stemmed Panicgrass
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.

Slender-Stemmed Panicgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.