Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis)
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Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis) ⚤
1 / 17; PhotoID: AusDr199 28/10/2011 15:20 F8 1/400 180mm ISO400 Canon7D -Crop -Flash MF
Flat Rock Gully, Willoughby, NSW [-33.815400°; 151.208050°]
Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis) ⚤
2 / 17; PhotoID: AusDr200 28/10/2011 15:20 F8 1/250 180mm ISO200 Canon7D -Crop -Flash MF
Flat Rock Gully, Willoughby, NSW [-33.815400°; 151.208050°]
Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis) ⚤
3 / 17; PhotoID: AusDr201 28/10/2011 15:21 F8 1/400 180mm ISO200 Canon7D -Crop -Flash MF
Flat Rock Gully, Willoughby, NSW [-33.815400°; 151.208050°]
Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis) ♂
4 / 17; PhotoID: AusDr203 29/10/2011 17:28 F5.6 1/1000 180mm ISO400 Canon7D -Crop -Flash MF
Duckholes track, Ku-Ring-Gai Chase NP, NSW [-33.663350°; 151.248967°]
Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis) ♂
5 / 17; PhotoID: AusDr207 02/11/2011 16:43 F8 1/200 180mm ISO200 Canon7D -Crop -Flash MF
Duckholes track, Ku-Ring-Gai Chase NP, NSW [-33.663350°; 151.248967°]
Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis) ♂
6 / 17; PhotoID: AusDr208 02/11/2011 16:44 F8 1/250 180mm ISO200 Canon7D -Crop -Flash MF
Duckholes track, Ku-Ring-Gai Chase NP, NSW [-33.663350°; 151.248967°]
Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis) ♂
7 / 17; PhotoID: AusDr209 02/11/2011 16:44 F8 1/250 180mm ISO200 Canon7D -Crop -Flash MF
Duckholes track, Ku-Ring-Gai Chase NP, NSW [-33.663350°; 151.248967°]
Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis) ♂
8 / 17; PhotoID: AusDr210 04/11/2011 16:29 F8 1/200 180mm ISO200 Canon7D -Crop -Flash MF
Duckholes track, Ku-Ring-Gai Chase NP, NSW [-33.663350°; 151.248967°]
Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis) ♀
9 / 17; PhotoID: AusDr467 25/11/2016 17:19 F5.6 1/200 180mm ISO400 Canon80D -Crop -Flash MF
Pond at Francois Peron Homestead, Francois Peron NP, WA [-25.838675°; 113.557282°]
Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis) ♀
10 / 17; PhotoID: AusDr747 21/02/2024 06:24 F8 1/400 180mm ISO1600 Canon90D -Crop -Flash MF
Roadside vegetation, Cheynes Beach, WA [-34.881489°; 118.408566°]
Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis) ♀
11 / 17; PhotoID: AusDr748 21/02/2024 06:26 F8 1/125 180mm ISO400 Canon90D -Crop -Flash MF
Roadside vegetation, Cheynes Beach, WA [-34.881489°; 118.408566°]
Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis) ♀
12 / 17; PhotoID: AusDr749 21/02/2024 06:26 F8 1/125 180mm ISO400 Canon90D -Crop -Flash MF
Roadside vegetation, Cheynes Beach, WA [-34.881489°; 118.408566°]
Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis) ♀
13 / 17; PhotoID: AusDr750 21/02/2024 06:30 F8 1/800 180mm ISO400 Canon90D -Crop -Flash MF
Roadside vegetation, Cheynes Beach, WA [-34.881489°; 118.408566°]
Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis) ♀
14 / 17; PhotoID: AusDr751 21/02/2024 06:31 F8 1/250 180mm ISO400 Canon90D -Crop -Flash MF
Roadside vegetation, Cheynes Beach, WA [-34.881489°; 118.408566°]
Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis) ♀
15 / 17; PhotoID: AusDr752 21/02/2024 06:32 F8 1/800 180mm ISO400 Canon90D -Crop -Flash MF
Roadside vegetation, Cheynes Beach, WA [-34.881489°; 118.408566°]
Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis) ♀
16 / 17; PhotoID: AusDr753 21/02/2024 06:32 F8 1/1000 180mm ISO400 Canon90D -Crop -Flash MF
Roadside vegetation, Cheynes Beach, WA [-34.881489°; 118.408566°]
Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis) ♂
17 / 17; PhotoID: AusDr754 04/03/2024 12:18 F7.1 1/1000 500mm ISO400 CanonR7 -Crop -Flash MF
Stream at Rawnsley Park Station, SA [-31.643567°; 138.580153°]
Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis)
Inhabits wide range of still waters, slow streams
© 2011 DECCW, NSW; 2021 Ian Endersby and DragonflyPix.com
Aeshnidae: Key couplet 1 of 12
- ● Last prominent fork of IR3 at or near level of distal end of pterostigma in both wings
● Margin of hindwing rounded in both sexes, male lacking anal triangle and auricles
⇒ genus: Anax
Aeshnidae: Key couplet 2 of 12
- ● Sides of abdominal terga evenly rounded in male, strongly ridged on terga 7-8 or 7-9 in female
⇒ species: Australian Emperor (Anax papuensis)