Where does the lesser emperor live?
Anax parthenope has 74,870 records in 82 countries and territories, from 1859 to 2026. Most records come from France.
- 74,870 records
- 82 places
- 127 years recorded
- Insecta class
AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaOdonataAeshnidaeAnax
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. 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.
Records over time
18592026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 25,661 | |
| Netherlands | 16,556 | |
| Switzerland | 10,288 | |
| United Kingdom | 3,701 | |
| Germany | 3,535 | |
| Spain | 3,448 | |
| Sweden | 1,450 | |
| South Korea | 1,220 | |
| Russia | 912 | |
| Italy | 708 | |
| Austria | 625 | |
| Belgium | 615 | |
| Greece | 608 | |
| Lithuania | 537 | |
| Türkiye | 530 | |
| Ukraine | 464 | |
| Japan | 396 | |
| Portugal | 396 | |
| Hungary | 291 | |
| Bulgaria | 247 | |
| Cyprus | 212 | |
| Georgia | 164 | |
| Romania | 156 | |
| Poland | 155 | |
| Serbia | 138 | |
| Iran | 127 | |
| Morocco | 108 | |
| Kazakhstan | 100 | |
| Luxembourg | 97 | |
| Finland | 95 | |
| Israel | 91 | |
| Croatia | 85 | |
| Oman | 85 | |
| Estonia | 80 | |
| Tajikistan | 71 | |
| Syria | 69 | |
| India | 60 | |
| China | 58 | |
| Azerbaijan | 51 | |
| Denmark | 50 |
Showing the top 40 of 82 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.