Azure Hawker vs Violet Webcap

Aeshna caerulea compared with Cortinarius violaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Violet Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Aeshnidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Cortinarius
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Cortinarius violaceus

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Violet Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Violet Webcap
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.

Violet Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.