Azure Hawker vs Thrips

Aeshna caerulea compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Thrips
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	Thrips
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Thrips
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.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden