Azure Hawker vs Thread Weed

Aeshna caerulea compared with Ulva compressa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Thread Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Ulva
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Ulva compressa

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Thread Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Thread Weed
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.

Thread Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.