Anax speratus, the orange emperor, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater springs.
References
Clausnitzer, V. (2005). Anax speratus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2007.
External links
Orange emperor Species text in the Online Atlas of South African Odonata