Kingdom Animalia Order Odonata Genus Anax Higher classification Anax | Phylum Arthropoda Family Aeshnidae Scientific name Anax speratus Rank Species | |
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Similar Odonate, Dragonfly, Anax, Anax tristis, Ceratogomphus pictus | ||
Anax speratus, the orange emperor, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found 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, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater springs.
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