Azure Hawker vs Stinging Tree

Aeshna caerulea compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Stinging Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Aeshnidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Dendrocnide
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Dendrocnide peltata

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Stinging Tree
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.

Stinging Tree

Habitat

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

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.