---
title: "Grote keizerlibel"
description: "Anax imperator — Insecten en spinnen. The emperor dragonfly or blue emperor (Anax imperator) is a large species of hawker dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/blue-emperor
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grote keizerlibel

> Anax imperator — Insecten en spinnen. The emperor dragonfly or blue emperor (Anax imperator) is a large species of hawker dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae.

- Scientific name: *Anax imperator*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 23403
- Wikidata: [Q527496](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q527496)
- iNaturalist taxon: [94043](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/94043)

## Names

- en: Blue Emperor
- de: Große Königslibelle
- es: Emperador azul
- fr: Anax empereur
- nl: Grote keizerlibel
- pl: Husarz władca

## Countries with the most observations

GB (3398), FR (2497), DE (2419), ZA (1905), ES (1674), IT (1643), RU (1062), PT (862), AT (750), DK (650), NL (506), BE (494)

## Summary

The emperor dragonfly or blue emperor (Anax imperator) is a large species of hawker dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae. It is the largest dragonfly in most of Europe, including the United Kingdom, although exceeded in some areas by other species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_dragonfly

## Photo

![Grote keizerlibel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blue-emperor/medium.jpg)

Photo: flamelily · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71566705

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blue-emperor?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).