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| UK dragonfly species |
| Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Odonata Anisoptera Aeshnoidea Aeshnidae | Anax imperator - Emperor Dragonfly |
| Anax imperator Leach, 1815 [dbid 155] Oviposits in mats of aquatic vegetation, or floating reed debris. Fly until dusk on warm evenings. Widely distributed in Europe, the Middle East, western Asia, Uzbekistan,, Pakistan, and in Africa. In Europe it is not recorded in Scotland, Denmark, Norway, or Finland, and only in the extreme south of Sweden. |
| Synonyms: Anax formosus Anax lunatus Anax azurea |
| Vernacular names: EN: Emperor Dragonfly EN: Blue Emperor DA: Stor Kejserguldsmed DE: Große Königslibelle FR: Anax empereur IT: Libellula imperatore NL: Grote keizerlibel SI: veliki spremljevalec SV: Kejsartrollslända |
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| Anax imperator imperator Leach, 1815 [dbid 113076] |
| Vernacular names: EN: Emperor Dragonfly |
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| Gomphidae (0/1) | |||
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![]() Gomphus vulgatissimus Common Club-tailed Dragonfly | |||
| Cordulegastridae (1/1) | |||
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Cordulegaster boltonii Golden-ringed Dragonfly | |||
| Corduliidae (2/3) | |||
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Cordulia aenea Downy Emerald | Somatochlora arctica Northern Emerald | ![]() Somatochlora metallica Brilliant Emerald | |
| Calopterygidae (2/2) | |||
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Calopteryx splendens Banded Demoiselle | Calopteryx virgo Beautiful Demoiselle | ||
| Platycnemididae (1/1) | |||
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Platycnemis pennipes White-legged Damselfly | |||
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