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Pale-spotted Emperor This dragonfly is huge. Twice the size of the usual ones we see in the backyard. Anax guttatus,Geotagged,Lesser Green Emperor,Pale-spotted Emperor,Sri Lanka Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Pale-spotted Emperor

This dragonfly is huge. Twice the size of the usual ones we see in the backyard.

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The Pale-spotted emperor

"Anax guttatus", the pale-spotted emperor or lesser green emperor, is a dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae. It is found in Northern Australia and Asia: China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, and Vietnam. It is found in Africa, too.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by Bagerathan Sivarajah
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By Bagerathan Sivarajah

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Uploaded Nov 23, 2014. Captured Nov 22, 2014 21:27 in Unnamed Road, Sri Lanka.
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  • E-M5
  • f/6.0
  • 1/6s
  • ISO1600
  • 43mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.