Autumn madder - Autumn madder

Japanese: アキアカネ - あきあかね
Autumn madder - Autumn madder

An insect of the genus Akame in the family Odonata of the order Odonata of the class Insecta. It is the most common dragonfly in Japan, and the term Akatombo generally refers to this species. It is about 4 centimeters long, emerges at the end of June, migrates to highlands, and then migrates to plains in autumn.

[Shojiro Asahina]

[Reference] | Red dragonfly
Autumn darter
The most commonly known red dragonfly. It is found in Hokkaido, Shikoku and Tsushima, but is rarely found in Kyushu. Body length is about 40 mm, hindwing length is about 30 mm. Odonata ©Shogakukan Photo by Masatoshi Hirose ">

Autumn darter

Major types of dragonflies (1) [specimen illustrations]
©Tatsuo Ikeda ©Kenzo Otawa ©Toshio Sekiguchi ©Akinori Yoshitani ">

Major types of dragonflies (1) [specimen illustrations]


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

昆虫綱トンボ目トンボ科のアカネ属の昆虫。日本にもっとも普通にみられるトンボで、一般にアカトンボというときにはこの種をさす。体長約4センチメートルで、6月末ごろに羽化し、いったん高地へ移り、秋には平地に移動する。

[朝比奈正二郎]

[参照項目] | アカトンボ
アキアカネ
もっとも普通に知られているアカトンボ。北海道から四国、対馬に分布するが、九州には少ない。体長約40mm、後翅長約30mm。トンボ科©Shogakukan 撮影/広瀬雅敏">

アキアカネ

トンボのおもな種類(1)〔標本画〕
©池田達夫 ©大多和鐘三 ©関口俊雄 ©吉谷昭憲">

トンボのおもな種類(1)〔標本画〕


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