Azure Hawker vs Fringed dodder

Aeshna caerulea compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Azure Hawker is Least Concern while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Odonata (蜻蛉目)	Solanales (ナス目)
Family	Aeshnidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Cuscuta
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Fringed dodder
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.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway