Azure Hawker vs Stinking Earthfan

Aeshna caerulea compared with Thelephora palmata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Aeshna	Thelephora
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Stinking Earthfan
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 Earthfan

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.