Azure Hawker vs Stinking Dapperling

Aeshna caerulea compared with Lepiota cristata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Stinking Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aeshnidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Aeshna	Lepiota
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Lepiota cristata

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Stinking Dapperling
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.

Stinking Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.