Anax ephippiger

Vagrant emperor
female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Anax
Species:
A. ephippiger
Binomial name
Anax ephippiger
(Burmeister, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Crytosoma ephippiger Burmeister, 1839[2]
  • Anax mediterranea Selys, 1840
  • Anax senegalensis Rambur, 1842
  • Anax ephippiger Brauer, 1866
  • Hemianax ephippiger Selys, 1883[3]

Anax ephippiger, the vagrant emperor, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae.[3][4] It migrates to Afro-tropical, Europe, central and southern Asia through monsoon winds.[1]

  1. ^ a b Subramanian, K.A. (2016). "Anax ephippiger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59811A72310087. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59811A72310087.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Steinmann, Henrik (1997). World Catalogue of Odonata. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110149340.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference BDS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 October 2018.