24,166 observationsLeast Concern
Southern Hawker
Aeshna cyanea
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Insecta ›Order: Odonata ›Family: Aeshnidae ›Genus: Aeshna
About
The southern hawker or blue hawker (Aeshna cyanea) is a 70 millimetres (2.8 in) long species of hawker dragonfly.The species is one of the most common and most widespread dragonflies in Europe. The total range is West Palearctic and covers a large part of Europe (to Scotland and southern Scandinavia in the North to Italy (without the Southwest) and the northern Balkans to the South); the Eastern boundary is formed by the Ural and the West by...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Southern Hawker is Aeshna cyanea.
- Southern Hawker belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Southern Hawker belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Southern Hawker belongs to the class Insecta.
- Southern Hawker belongs to the order Odonata.
- Southern Hawker belongs to the family Aeshnidae.
- Southern Hawker belongs to the genus Aeshna.