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Anax walsinghami is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae (darners), in the suborder Anisoptera ("dragonflies"). [2] [3] The species is known generally as the giant darner or giant green darner. [4] The distribution range of Anax walsinghami includes Central America and North America. [3]
Anax imperator Leach, 1815 – emperor dragonfly, [13] blue emperor [14] Anax indicus Lieftinck, 1942 – elephant emperor [15] Anax junius (Drury, 1773) – common green darner [6] Anax longipes Hagen, 1861 – comet darner [6] Anax maclachlani Förster, 1898; Anax mandrakae Gauthier, 1988; Anax nigrofasciatus Oguma, 1915 – blue-spotted ...
Anax walsinghami (giant darner or giant green darner), the largest dragonfly in the US mainland; Megalagrion, a genus of damselflies found only in Hawaii; Tetracanthagyna plagiata (giant hawker or gigantic riverhawker), an Asian species with the largest verified wingspan for a dragonfly
Common worldwide or nearly worldwide genera are Aeshna and Anax. Anax includes some of the largest dragonflies, including the North American A. walsinghami, Hawaiian A. strenuus, European A. imperator and A. immaculifrons, and African A. tristis, but these are all exceeded by another member of the family, the Asian Tetracanthagyna plagiata, which by wingspan and weight is the world's largest ...
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The common whitetail or long-tailed skimmer (Plathemis lydia) is a common dragonfly across much of North America, with a striking and unusual appearance.The male's chunky white body (about 5 cm or 2 inches long), combined with the brownish-black bands on its otherwise translucent wings, give it a checkered look.
Meganeura is a genus of extinct insects from the Late Carboniferous (approximately 300 million years ago). It is a member of the extinct order Meganisoptera, which are closely related to and resemble dragonflies and damselflies (with dragonflies, damselflies and meganisopterans being part of the broader group Odonatoptera).
The giant hawker (Tetracanthagyna plagiata) or the gigantic riverhawker, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found throughout Sundaland, having been recorded on Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, and Borneo. It is the type species for the genus Tetracanthagyna.