Azure Hawker vs Winged false buttonweed

Aeshna caerulea compared with Spermacoce alata

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Winged false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Winged false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Spermacoce
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Spermacoce alata

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Winged false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Winged false buttonweed
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.

Winged false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.