Azure Hawker vs Stinking iris

Aeshna caerulea compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Aeshnidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Aeshna	Iris
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Azure Hawker and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Stinking iris
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 iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.