Sympetrum frequens
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.
Autumn darter | |
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Scientific 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 | |
See also
- Akatombo—beloved Japanese song about this dragonfly
References
- 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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