Anax gibbosulus

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Green emperor
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Anax
Species:
A. gibbosulus
Binomial name
Anax gibbosulus
Rambur, 1842 [2]
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Anax gibbosulus is a species of large dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae, [3] commonly known as the green emperor. [4] It inhabits swamps and brackish waters [5] from India through northern Australia to the Pacific. [6]

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Anax gibbosulus is a very large dragonfly with a green body and dark brown tail with pale markings. [6]

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References

  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Anax gibbosulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T50959558A83377724. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T50959558A83377724.en .
  2. Rambur, Jules (1842). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [187] via Gallica.
  3. "Species Anax gibbosulus Rambur, 1842". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 150. ISBN   978 0 64309 073 6.
  5. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 190. ISBN   978 1 74232 475 3.
  6. 1 2 Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. pp. 278 [183]. ISBN   0643051368.