Anax (dragonfly)
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| Anax Temporal range: | |
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| Anax imperator | |
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| Anax speratus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Aeshnidae |
| Genus: | Anax Leach, 1815[1] |
| Type species | |
| Anax imperator Leach, 1815 | |
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male A. tumorifer
Anax (from Ancient Greek ἄναξ anax, "lord, master, king")[2] is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae. It includes species such as the emperor dragonfly, Anax imperator.[3]
Anax spp. are very large dragonflies. They generally have light-colored bodies and dark tails with pale markings.[4]
Some species are migratory, for example Anax junius.
