Anax: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Aeshnidae
- Genus
- Anax
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Anax
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Anax (dragonfly)
Anax (from Ancient Greek ἄναξ anax, "lord, master, king") 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.
...Anax in languages:
- Chinese
- 偉蜓屬
- Dutch
- keizerlibellen
- English
- Green Darners
- English
- Emperors
- English
- Emperors and Green Darners
- French
- Anax
- German
- Königslibellen
- Hebrew
- סירן
- Japanese
- ギンヤンマ属
- Russian
- Дозорщики
- Thai
- สกุล แมลงปอยักษ์เขียว
- Ukrainian
- Дозорець
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Acanthaeschna
- Adversaeschna
- Aeschnophlebia
- Aeshna
- Afroaeschna
- Agyrtacantha
- Allopetalia
- Amphiaeschna
- Anaciaeschna
- Anax
- Andaeschna
- Antipodophlebia
- Austroaeschna
- Austrogynacantha
- Austrophlebia
- Basiaeschna
- Boyeria
- Brachytron
- Caliaeschna
- Castoraeschna
- Cephalaeschna
- Coryphaeschna
- Dendroaeschna
- Dromaeschna
- Epiaeschna
- Gomphaeschna
- Gynacantha
- Gynacanthaeschna
- Heliaeschna
- Indaeschna
- Limnetron
- Linaeschna
- Nasiaeschna
- Neuraeschna
- Notoaeschna
- Oligoaeschna
- Oplonaeschna
- Oreaeschna
- Periaeschna
- Petaliaeschna
- Pinheyschna
- Planaeschna
- Plattycantha
- Polycanthagyna
- Racenaeschna
- Remartinia
- Rhionaeschna
- Sarasaeschna
- Spinaeschna
- Staurophlebia
- Sundaeschna
- Telephlebia
- Tetracanthagyna
- Triacanthagyna
- Zosteraeschna
Child Taxa
- Anax amazili
- Anax aurantiacus
- Anax bangweuluensis
- Anax chloromelas
- Anax concolor
- Anax congoliath
- Anax dubius
- Anax ephippiger
- Anax fumosus
- Anax georgius
- Anax gibbosulus
- Anax gladiator
- Anax guttatus
- Anax immaculifrons
- Anax imperator
- Anax indicus
- Anax junius
- Anax longipes
- Anax maclachlani
- Anax mandrakae
- Anax nigrofasciatus
- Anax panybeus
- Anax papuensis
- Anax parthenope
- Anax piraticus
- Anax pugnax
- Anax rutherfordi
- Anax selysii
- Anax speratus
- Anax strenuus
- Anax tristis
- Anax tumorifer
- Anax walsinghami































































































































































