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Emperor Dragonfly

Insects

The emperor dragonfly, also called the blue emperor, is a large species of hawker dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is the largest dragonfly across most of Europe, including the United Kingdom, although it is exceeded in size by other species in some areas.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status.
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Males have a bright sky blue or turquoise abdomen marked with a diagnostic black dorsal stripe. 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Scientific Name
Anax imperator 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Odonata, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Biome

River, Biomes
Source Emperor dragonfly, Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Belgium

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Denmark

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Ecuador

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Luxembourg

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Mozambique

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Norway

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Portugal

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Sweden

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Ukraine

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Sources
1. Emperor dragonfly, Wikipedia
  • Scientific classification
    Anax imperator
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • Identification
    Males have a bright sky blue or turquoise abdomen marked with a diagnostic black dorsal stripe.
  • Article text
    They frequently fly high up into the sky in search of prey, which includes butterflies, other odonata and tadpoles.
  • In Biome: River, Behaviour
    The dragonflies breed in a variety of aquatic habitats from large ponds to dikes and slow-moving rivers, but require a plentiful supply of vegetation in the water.
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2. Emperor dragonfly (Wikipedia)
a large species of hawker dragonflyView the Source
3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Insecta
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Insecta","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Insectos","language":"ES"},{"name":"Insects","language":"EN"},{"name":"Insectes","language":"FR"},{"name":"昆虫纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Wikidata: Emperor Dragonfly
Wikidata Q527496, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Odonata
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 98
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 98
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: OdonataView the Source
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