Azure Hawker vs Wingstem spurry

Aeshna caerulea compared with Spergula pentandra

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Wingstem spurry is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Wingstem spurry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Spergula
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Spergula pentandra

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Wingstem spurry

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Wingstem spurry
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.

Wingstem spurry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Bulgaria, Portugal, 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.