The azure hawker (Aeshna caerulea) is one of the smaller species of hawker dragonflies, (family Aeshnidae). Its flight period is from late May to August.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Azure Hawker being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Aeshna septentrionalis
- Aeshna sitchensis
- Rhionaeschna variegata
- Aeshna interrupta
- Rhionaeschna californica
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Aeshnidae
- Genus
- Aeshna
- Species
- Aeshna caerulea
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