Anax (dragonfly)
Anax is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae. It includes species such as the emperor dragonfly, Anax imperator.
Anax spp. are very large dragonflies. They generally have light-colored bodies and dark tails with pale markings.
Some species are migratory, for example Anax junius.
Species
The genus Anax includes these species:- Anax amazili – Amazon darner
- Anax aurantiacus
- Anax bangweuluensis – swamp emperor
- Anax chloromelas – dark emperor
- Anax concolor – blue-spotted comet darner
- Anax congoliath
- Anax ephippiger – vagrant emperor
- Anax fumosus
- Anax georgius – Kimberley emperor
- Anax gladiator – swordbearer emperor
- Anax gibbosulus – green emperor
- Anax guttatus – lesser green emperor
- Anax immaculifrons – magnificent emperor
- Anax imperator – emperor dragonfly, blue emperor
- Anax indicus – elephant emperor
- Anax junius – common green darner
- Anax longipes – comet darner
- Anax maclachlani
- Anax mandrakae
- Anax nigrofasciatus – blue-spotted emperor
- Anax panybeus
- Anax papuensis Burmeister, 1839 – Australian emperor
- Anax parthenope – lesser emperor
- Anax piraticus
- Anax pugnax
- Anax rutherfordi
- Anax selysi
- Anax speratus – orange emperor
- Anax strenuus – giant Hawaiian darner, pinao
- Anax tristis – black emperor, magnificent emperor
- Anax tumorifer
- Anax walsinghami – giant darner