Anax

Species in this group

Anax tumorifer

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Anax immaculifrons

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Anax imperator

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Anax papuensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Anax junius

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Anax parthenope

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Anax gibbosulus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anax nigrofasciatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anax panybeus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anax ephippiger

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anax speratus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anax amazili

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Anax tristis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Anax

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 13	~30%
	Madagascar Emperor			~30%
2	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 13	~20%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
	Vagrant Emperor			~10%
	Black Emperor			<5%
	Orange Emperor			<5%
3	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 13	~20%
	Blue Emperor			~20%
	Vagrant Emperor			~10%
4	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 13	~20%
	Fiery Emperor			~20%
5	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 13	~20%
	Blue Emperor			~20%
6	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~20%
	Australian Emperor			~20%
7	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 13	~20%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
	Orange Emperor			~10%
8	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Green Darner			~20%
9	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 13	~20%
	Lesser Emperor			~20%
10	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
11	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~10%
	Green Emperor			~10%
12	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~10%
	Australian Emperor			~10%
13	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
14	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
15	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
16	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
17	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~10%
	Australian Emperor			~10%
18	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
19	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
20	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
21	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
22	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue-Spotted Emperor			~10%
23	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~10%
	Australian Emperor			~10%
24	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
25	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 13	~10%
	Arrow Emperor			~10%
26	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
27	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~10%
	Australian Emperor			~10%
28	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
29	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 13	~10%
	Vagrant Emperor			~10%
30	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
31	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
32	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~10%
	Australian Emperor			~10%
33	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
34	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~10%
	Australian Emperor			~10%
35	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
36	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
37	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
38	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~10%
	Australian Emperor			~10%
39	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
40	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
41	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
42	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
43	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
44	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
45	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	<5%
	Common Green Darner			<5%
46	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 13	<5%
	Amazon Darner			<5%
47	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	<5%
	Common Green Darner			<5%
48	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	<5%
	Common Green Darner			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	3 of 13	~30%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
	Lesser Emperor			~10%
	Vagrant Emperor			~10%
2	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 13	~20%
	Blue Emperor			~20%
3	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	3 of 13	~20%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
	Lesser Emperor			~10%
	Vagrant Emperor			<5%
4	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	2 of 13	~20%
	Blue Emperor			~20%
	Lesser Emperor			<5%
5	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	2 of 13	~20%
	Lesser Emperor			~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
6	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	1 of 13	~20%
	Vagrant Emperor			~20%
7	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	3 of 13	~20%
	Lesser Emperor			~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
	Vagrant Emperor			<5%
8	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Green Darner			~20%
9	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~20%
	Australian Emperor			~20%
10	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~20%
	Common Green Darner			~20%
11	Antananarivo	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 13	~20%
	Blue Emperor			~20%
12	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 13	~20%
	Blue Emperor			~20%
13	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
	Lesser Emperor			~10%
14	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
	Lesser Emperor			<5%
15	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	3 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
	Lesser Emperor			<5%
	Vagrant Emperor			<5%
16	Rostov-on-Don	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 13	~10%
	Lesser Emperor			~10%
17	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
18	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
	Lesser Emperor			~10%
19	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
	Lesser Emperor			<5%
20	Ahmedabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 13	~10%
	Vagrant Emperor			~10%
21	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
22	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	2 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
	Lesser Emperor			~10%
23	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
24	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
25	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
26	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
27	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
28	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
29	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~10%
	Australian Emperor			~10%
30	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
	Lesser Emperor			<5%
31	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~10%
	Australian Emperor			~10%
32	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
33	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
	Lesser Emperor			<5%
34	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
35	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 13	~10%
	Australian Emperor			~10%
36	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
	Lesser Emperor			<5%
37	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
38	Pune	🇮🇳 India	2 of 13	~10%
	Fiery Emperor			<5%
	Lesser Emperor			<5%
39	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
40	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
41	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
42	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
43	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
44	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
45	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
46	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
47	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
48	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
49	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
50	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
51	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
52	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
53	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
54	San Luis Potosí	🇲🇽 México	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
55	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 13	~10%
	Lesser Emperor			~10%
56	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
57	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 13	~10%
	Common Green Darner			~10%
58	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
59	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			~10%
60	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 13	~10%
	Blue Emperor			<5%
	Lesser Emperor			<5%

Species in this group

Madagascar Emperor

Fiery Emperor

Blue Emperor

Australian Emperor

Common Green Darner

Lesser Emperor

Green Emperor

Blue-Spotted Emperor

Arrow Emperor

Vagrant Emperor

Orange Emperor

Amazon Darner

Black Emperor

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Anax

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked