Azure Hawker vs Spring Pea

Aeshna caerulea compared with Lathyrus vernus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Spring Pea
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	Lathyrus
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Lathyrus vernus

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Spring Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Spring Pea
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.

Spring Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.