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Kimberley Emperor
Anax georgius
Anax georgius is a species of large dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae, commonly known as the Kimberley emperor. It inhabits ponds in the Kimberley area of Western Australia
From the article Anax georgius on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
The genus name Anax is derived from the Greek ἄναξ (anax, "king" or "sovereign"), likely referring to the dominant behaviour of Anax imperator. The species name georgius is a Latinised personal name, although the reason for its application to this species is unknown.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 323626.