Azure Hawker vs Thrip

Aeshna caerulea compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Aeshnidae	Thripidae
Genus	Aeshna	Hercinothrips
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Thrip
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.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden