アキアカネ

noun

autumn darter; Sympetrum frequens

A common red dragonfly species seen in Japan during autumn. The name is usually written in katakana as アキアカネ.

• 秋あきになると、アキアカネが田たんぼの上うえをたくさん飛とんでいる。

  In autumn, many autumn darters fly over the rice fields.