Where does the emperor dragonfly live?
Anax imperator has 547,491 records in 110 countries and territories, from 1837 to 2026. Most records come from Netherlands.
- 547,491 records
- 110 places
- 148 years recorded
- Insecta class
AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaOdonataAeshnidaeAnax
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 148,475 | |
| United Kingdom | 130,910 | |
| France | 128,674 | |
| Switzerland | 77,082 | |
| Germany | 21,416 | |
| Spain | 8,013 | |
| Sweden | 6,814 | |
| South Africa | 4,694 | |
| Austria | 2,914 | |
| Belgium | 2,603 | |
| Italy | 1,825 | |
| Ireland | 1,720 | |
| Portugal | 1,605 | |
| Russia | 1,057 | |
| Denmark | 1,012 | |
| Greece | 947 | |
| Ukraine | 764 | |
| Lithuania | 744 | |
| Luxembourg | 716 | |
| Türkiye | 474 | |
| Estonia | 410 | |
| Bulgaria | 397 | |
| Hungary | 395 | |
| Croatia | 291 | |
| Serbia | 273 | |
| Oman | 271 | |
| Poland | 270 | |
| Isle of Man | 219 | |
| Romania | 192 | |
| Norway | 178 | |
| Morocco | 124 | |
| Czechia | 110 | |
| Slovenia | 108 | |
| Réunion | 97 | |
| Iran | 91 | |
| Georgia | 83 | |
| Senegal | 75 | |
| Malta | 71 | |
| Yemen | 71 | |
| Namibia | 69 |
Showing the top 40 of 110 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Aeshnidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.