| Emperor dragonfly | |
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| Male Tenerife, Spain | |
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| female Oxfordshire, England | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Anax |
| Species: | A. imperator
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| Binomial name | |
| Anax imperator Leach, 1815
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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The emperor dragonfly[2] or blue emperor[1] (Anax imperator) is a large species of hawker dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae. It is the largest dragonfly in most of Europe, including the United Kingdom,[2] although exceeded in some areas by other species.
- ^ a b c Mitra, A. (2016). "Anax imperator". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59812A72311295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59812A72311295.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Emperor". British Dragonfly Society. Retrieved 25 August 2010.