Sympetrum frequens

Autumn darter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Sympetrum
Species:
S. frequens
Binomial name
Sympetrum frequens
Sélys, 1883

Sympetrum frequens, the Autumn darter (アキアカネ, akiakane), is a species of dragonfly endemic to Japan. It lives near grasslands and can grow up to 40 mm in length.[1] After emerging, these dragonflies migrate to high mountains where they feed until descending to breeding pools (often temporary or artificial, including rice fields) at lower levels.

See also

  • Akatombo—beloved Japanese song about this dragonfly

References

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  1. ^ ふしぎがわかる　しぜん図鑑　こんちゅう, page 36. Froebel-Kan CO., LTD., 1999
  • ふしぎがわかる しぜん図鑑 こんちゅう (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Froebel-Kan CO., LTD. 1999. p. 36. ISBN 4-577-00033-4.


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