Azure Hawker vs thyme broomrape

Aeshna caerulea compared with Orobanche alba

Key Differences

Azure Hawker is Least Concern while thyme broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	thyme broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Orobanche
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Orobanche alba

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

thyme broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	thyme broomrape
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.

thyme broomrape

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.