Anax speratus Hagen, 1867 is a animal in the Aeshnidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Anax speratus Hagen, 1867
Anax speratus, the orange emperor, is an Aeshnidae dragonfly found across much of Africa, living in rivers and freshwater springs.
Anax speratus, commonly known as the orange emperor, is a dragonfly species belonging to the family Aeshnidae. This species has been recorded in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It may also be present in Burundi. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater springs.
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Austroaeschna pulchra Tillyard, 1909
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805
Anax longipes Hagen, 1861
Rhionaeschna californica (Calvert, 1895)
Coryphaeschna adnexa (Hagen, 1861)
Anax immaculifrons Rambur, 1842
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