Rhyothemis fuliginosa

Butterfly dragonfly
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Rhyothemis
Species:
R. fuliginosa
Binomial name
Rhyothemis fuliginosa
Selys, 1883
Synonyms

Rhyothemis noshime Asahina, 1982
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Rhyothemis fuliginosa, also known as the butterfly dragonfly or the butterfly flutterer,[3] is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae found throughout East Asia, in the countries of Japan, China, Taiwan, and the Korean Peninsula.[4][5]

In Japan, R. fuliginosa is known as チョウトンボ (chou-tonbo, 蝶蜻蛉) which directly translates to "butterfly dragonfly."[6] In China and Taiwan, it is known as 黑翅蜻蜓 (Hēi chì qīngtíng), meaning "black-winged dragonfly."[7] In Korea it is also known as 나비잠자리 (Nabi jamjari) meaning "butterfly dragonfly".[8]

Flights occur between the months of June and September.[9][10] They are most active from early summer to the mid-autumn season.[11]

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  6. ^ "チョウトンボ". tombozukan.net (in Japanese). Tonbo Zukan (Dragonfly Encyclopedia). Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  7. ^ He, Wenqi; Qiu, Hanyan; Tang, Xinjie; Wi, Rongxuan; Chen, Cilong (1 July 2007). "三種台灣新紀錄蜻蜓, Three Species of Dragonflies Newly Recorded to Taiwan". 特有生物研究. 9 (2): 53–62. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  8. ^ "나비잠자리". Naver Terms (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
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  10. ^ "チョウトンボ". www.insects.jp (in Japanese). 昆虫エクスプローラ (Insect Explorer - Konchuu Ekusupurora). Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
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