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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Sympetrum |
| Species: | S. frequens
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| Binomial name | |
| Sympetrum frequens Sélys, 1883
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See also edit
- Akatombo—beloved Japanese song about this dragonfly
References edit
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- ^ 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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