Blue Hawker vs Subarctic Darner

Aeshna cyanea compared with Aeshna subarctica

Key Differences

• Blue Hawker is Least Concern while Subarctic Darner is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Hawker	Subarctic Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Odonata (Odonata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family same	Aeshnidae	Aeshnidae
Genus same	Aeshna	Aeshna
Species	Aeshna cyanea	Aeshna subarctica

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Hawker and Subarctic Darner share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aeshna.

Conservation Status

Blue Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Subarctic Darner

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Hawker	Subarctic Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Subarctic Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Blue Hawker

Blue Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden