Pseudothemis zonata

Japanese: コシアキトンボ（英語表記）Pseudothemis zonata

Order Odonata, Family Lithoda. A type of dragonfly commonly found throughout Japan except Hokkaido. Body length is about 37mm, forewing length about 40mm. The body is black, with yellowish-white stripes running down the center and rear of the sides of the thorax, and the 3rd and 4th abdominal segments are white in males, while in females they are yellowish-white with a black stripe. The base of the forewings is yellowish, and there is a large semicircular black spot at the base of the hindwings. The tips of both the front and rear wings are slightly smoky brown, and this tendency is stronger in females. The larvae live in shady ponds and stagnant rivers on flatlands and low mountains, and adults can be seen from May to October. They are distributed from Honshu to Ishigaki Island, as well as in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, central and southern China, and Tonkin. (→Dragonflies)

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Japanese:

トンボ目トンボ科。北海道を除く日本各地に普通にみられるトンボの1種。体長約 37mm，前翅長約 40mm。体は黒色で，胸部側面の中央と後方に黄白色条が走り，また腹部の3，4節目は雄では白く，雌では1黒帯を含んだ黄白色となる。前翅の根もと部分は黄色を帯び，後翅基部には半円状の大きな黒色斑がある。翅端は前後翅ともやや煙褐色を帯び，雌のほうがこの傾向は強い。幼虫は平地や低山の木陰のある池沼やよどんだ川に生息し，成虫は5～10月にみられる。本州から石垣島まで，また朝鮮半島南部，台湾，中国中部および南部，トンキンに分布する。 (→トンボ類 )

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