Australian emperor

Australian emperor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Anax
Species:
A. papuensis
Binomial name
Anax papuensis
(Burmeister, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Aeschna papuensis Burmeister, 1839
  • Anax congener Rambur, 1842
  • Hemianax papuensis (Burmeister, 1839)

The Australian emperor dragonfly, also known as the yellow emperor dragonfly, the Baron Dragonfly in New Zealand, scientific name Anax papuensis, is a species of dragonfly in the Aeshnidae family. It is black with yellow dots along its tail.