Hemianax ephippiger Aeshnidae Vagrant Emperor Dragonfly
male Irish distribution

Hemianax ephippiger

Vagrant. There is one confirmed Irish record in Dublin in 1913. This is a dispersive species which occasionally reaches northern Europe from resident populations around the Mediterranean.

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Nelson, B., Thompson, R. & Morrow, C., 2000 (May 8). [In] DragonflyIreland http://www.ulstermuseum.org.uk/dragonflyireland/

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