Anax imperator Leach, 1815
(Blue Emperor, Emperor Dragonfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnax imperator (Blue Emperor, Emperor Dragonfly)
GenusAnax (emperor dragonflies)
FamilyAESHNIDAE (emperor and hawker dragonflies)
SuborderANISOPTERA (dragonflies)
OrderODONATA (dragonflies and damselflies)
InfraclassPalaeoptera (dragonflies, damselflies and mayflies)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Anax imperator (Blue Emperor, Emperor Dragonfly) :
1: Anax imperator (Blue Emperor, Emperor Dragonfly)
11 Jul 2006 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Teneral imago resting on chalk exposure in bright sunshine
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-up

Anax imperator (Blue Emperor, Emperor Dragonfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Anax imperator (Blue Emperor, Emperor Dragonfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Anax imperator (Blue Emperor, Emperor Dragonfly)
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