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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Sympetrum frequens

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Odonata

Family

Libellulidae

Genus

Sympetrum

Species

Sympetrum frequens

Insecta❔ Diet unknown

Autumn darter

Sympetrum frequens (Autumn darter · アキアカネ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)NE (Not Evaluated)

Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

No data

Length · Height

No data · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Ponds, reservoirs, and puddles (larvae); throughout Korea

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 An abdomen length of 2.4 cm is slightly smaller than the diameter of a Korean 500-won coin (2.65 cm) (Comparison).
💡 It can be seen around ponds and reservoirs from June to October, and mature males have a bright red abdomen (National List of Species of Korea).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

#고추좀잠자리#Sympetrum frequens

📖 1. Overview

The autumn darter is a dragonfly distributed throughout Korea that also lives in Japan, China, and Mongolia. Adults appear from June to October.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Mature males have a reddish-orange thorax and a red abdomen, with two black stripes on the side of the thorax. All legs are black. Females are pale yellowish-brown with markings similar to the male. The abdomen is 20–24 mm long, and the hindwing is 23–28 mm long.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

Larvae live widely in ponds, reservoirs, and puddles. Adults appear from June through October.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

It is distributed throughout Korea, including Gyeonggi-do, Gangwon-do, Chungcheongnam-do, Gyeongsangnam-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Jeollanam-do, Jeollabuk-do, Jeju Island, Pyeongan-do, and Hamgyeong-do (National List of Species of Korea).