Azure Hawker vs Wild Buttercup

Aeshna caerulea compared with Ranunculus multifidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Wild Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Ranunculus
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Ranunculus multifidus

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Wild Buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Wild Buttercup
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.

Wild Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.