Azure Hawker vs speckled rustwort

Aeshna caerulea compared with Marsupella sphacelata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	speckled rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Marsupella
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Marsupella sphacelata

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

speckled rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	speckled rustwort
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.

speckled rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.