Anax indicus (Lieftinck, 1942) — Elephant Emperor
Number: 2
Family: Aeschnidae
Genus: Anax
Species: Anax indicus
Common name(s): Elephant emperor
Sightings (by me): Rare
In flight (that I have seen): 24 May 2016
Location : Dhaka
The Male
Anax indicus and Anax guttatus are
very similar species. They can be distinguished based on the banding
pattern on the abdominal segments. The presence of the fused post-jugal yellow
band on abdominal segments 6-8 is the easiest key to identify and distinguish
the species from A. guttatus. According to Lieftinck (1955), the
two pairs of post-jugal spots are broadly fused to form a continuous band on 6,
7 & 8. The most noticeable thing was the blue dorsal patch on S1-2,
which really stands out when it is in flight.
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