Black Emperor
Anax tristis
Summary 2
Anax tristis, the black emperor or magnificent emperor, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Burundi, and possibly Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, su
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iNat Map
| 1. country | Botswana, Namibia |
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| 2. ecoregion | Etosha, Kalahari, Karstveld Sink Holes, Namib Coastal, Okavango Floodplains, Upper Zambezi Floodplains, Zambezi Lowveld |
| 3. body length | very large |
| 4. dominant body colour - male | green, yellow & black |
| 5. dominant body colour - female | green, yellow & black |
| 6. wing markings - extent | none |
| 7. wing markings - colour | none |
| 8. pterostigma colour | dark, pale |
| 9. typical wing position | open |
