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Fiery Emperor

ගිනි පැහැති ඉදිකටුවා தீ நிறத் தட்டான்

Anax immaculifrons

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Fiery Emperor
Vivek Chandran A · CC BY 4.0

Overview

Anax immaculifrons, the magnificent emperor, or blue darner, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. Almost all its range is in West and South Asia; it is Europe's largest dragonfly but very marginal in the continent, where it is restricted to the east Aegean Islands and Cyprus. A similar dragonfly further east in Asia is now recognised as a separate species, A. aurantiacus.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Anax immaculifrons — CC BY-SA 4.0