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Anax ephippiger Anax ephippiger, male in flight. Probably the last capture of the year. After a week several dozens of Anax ephippiger just left, probably north... Anax ephippiger,Vagrant emperor,aeshnidae,animalia,anisoptera,arthropoda,biodiversity,dragonfly in flight,insecta,odonata Click/tap to enlarge

Anax ephippiger

Anax ephippiger, male in flight. Probably the last capture of the year. After a week several dozens of Anax ephippiger just left, probably north...

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''Hemianax ephippiger'', the vagrant emperor, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found in Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi... more

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Species identified by RMFelix
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By RMFelix

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Uploaded Nov 12, 2015. Captured Nov 9, 2015 15:56.
  • NIKON D7100
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1600s
  • ISO800
  • 80mm