Sympetrum frequens

Autumn Darter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Sympetrum
Species: S. frequens
Binomial name
Sympetrum frequens
Sélys, 1883

The Autumn Darter (Sympetrum frequens) (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.

References

  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
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