Azure Hawker vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Aeshna caerulea compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Colchicum
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.