Southern hawker: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Southern hawker Aeshna cyanea Least concern

Where the southern hawker lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 255,322 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See dragonflies & damselflies on the world map

Scientific name	Aeshna cyanea
Group	Dragonflies & damselflies
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Odonata
Family	Aeshnidae

Where does the southern hawker live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern hawker in 15 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the southern hawker endangered?

The southern hawker’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the southern hawker?

The southern hawker (Aeshna cyanea) is an insect in the order Odonata and the family Aeshnidae, genus Aeshna. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the southern hawker

The southern hawker or blue hawker (Aeshna cyanea) is a species of hawker dragonfly.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern hawker (revision 1378932502), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q505187 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).