When it is recorded
Jan8
Feb7
Mar21
Apr78
May3,653
Jun31,154
Jul37,003
Aug16,332
Sep2,828
Oct348
Nov30
Dec7
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk | England | 4,616 | |
| 2 | Devon | England | 3,470 | |
| 3 | Suffolk | England | 3,345 | |
| 4 | Cambridgeshire | England | 3,310 | |
| 5 | Kent | England | 2,662 | |
| 6 | Isle of Wight | England | 2,139 | |
| 7 | Cornwall | England | 2,112 | |
| 8 | Gloucestershire | England | 2,054 | |
| 9 | Surrey | England | 2,034 | |
| 10 | Oxfordshire | England | 2,021 | |
| 11 | Northamptonshire | England | 1,753 | |
| 12 | Dorset | England | 1,606 | |
| 13 | North Yorkshire | England | 1,588 | |
| 14 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 1,583 | |
| 15 | Worcestershire | England | 1,394 |
85,757 England596 Scotland6,738 Wales38 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 110 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 93,185
- Peak month
- July
- Counties with records
- 110
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Anax imperator
- Also known as
- Blue Emperor, Emperor Dragonfly
- Group
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 92,497
- Most recorded in
- Norfolk, Devon, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Kent, Isle of Wight, Cornwall, Gloucestershire, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Dorset +54
- Conservation designations
- Global Red List (JNCC), GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Aeshnidae
- Genus
- Anax
- Name with authority
- Anax imperator Leach, 1815
- Described
- 1815
- Contributing datasets
- 35
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q527496 · GBIF 5051775