ヘビトンボ

noun

dobsonfly; Protohermes grandis

Refers to a large aquatic insect of the Corydalidae family, especially the species Protohermes grandis found in Japan. The name literally means 'snake dragonfly' but it is not a dragonfly.

• 川かわの近ちかくでヘビトンボを見みつけた。

  I found a dobsonfly near the river.

• ヘビトンボの幼よう虫ちゅうは水すい生せい昆こん虫ちゅうを食たべる。

  Dobsonfly larvae eat aquatic insects.