Anax immaculifrons

Magnificent emperor
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Anax
Species: A. immaculifrons
Binomial name
Anax immaculifrons
Rambur, 1842

Anax immaculifrons,[2] the magnificent emperor,[1] or blue Darner,[3] is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found in many Asian countries and very few European countries.[4][5]

It is a large, bluish green dragonfly with sapphire-blue eyes, bluish-green thorax, and pale reddish-brown abdomen marked with black. It is found near slow flowing hill streams where it breeds. Eggs are inserted into reeds emerging from water.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mitra, A. (2010). "Anaciaeschna immaculifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T165463A6022090. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  2. ↑ Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  3. ↑ "Anax immaculifrons Rambur, 1842". indiabiodiversity.org. India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  4. ↑ Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van , 2008-08-01
  5. ↑ K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 189–190. ISBN 9788181714954.
  6. ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 145–146.
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