Azure Hawker vs White Brain

Aeshna caerulea compared with Exidia thuretiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	White Brain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Exidia
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Exidia thuretiana

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

White Brain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	White Brain
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.

White Brain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.