Blue Emperor
Anax imperator
Summary 5
The emperor dragonfly or blue emperor (Anax imperator) is a large species of hawker dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae, averaging 78 millimetres (3.1 in) in length.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Paulo Guerra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/53125972@N00/7167514334/
- (c) Jakob Fahr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jakob Fahr
- Tbc, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anax_imperator_female.jpg
- (c) Quartl, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anax_imperator_qtl2.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anax_imperator
More Info
iNat Map
| 1. country | Botswana, Namibia |
|---|---|
| 2. ecoregion | Etosha, Kalahari, Karstveld Sink Holes, Namib Coastal, Okavango Floodplains, Southern Kalahari, Southern Temperate Highveld, Upper Zambezi Floodplains, Western Orange, Zambezi Lowveld |
| 3. body length | large |
| 4. dominant body colour - male | blue, blue & black, green |
| 5. dominant body colour - female | blue & black, green |
| 6. wing markings - extent | none |
| 7. wing markings - colour | none |
| 8. pterostigma colour | dark, pale |
| 9. typical wing position | open |
