Blue Hawker vs Green-eyed Hawker

Aeshna cyanea compared with Aeshna isoceles

Key Differences

• Blue Hawker is Least Concern while Green-eyed Hawker is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Hawker	Green-eyed Hawker
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order same	Odonata (Стрекозы)	Odonata (Стрекозы)
Family same	Aeshnidae	Aeshnidae
Genus same	Aeshna	Aeshna
Species	Aeshna cyanea	Aeshna isoceles

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Hawker and Green-eyed Hawker share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aeshna.

Conservation Status

Blue Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Green-eyed Hawker

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Hawker	Green-eyed Hawker
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.

Green-eyed Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden