A large dragonfly with black wings
Chlorogomphus brunneus costalis
Odonata / Family: Chlorogomphidae
- Total length
- 70-88 mm
- Range
- Southern Shikoku, southern Kyushu, Tanegashima, Yakushima, Amami-Oshima, and Tokunoshima
Females lay eggs in headstreams. In the diorama, a female can be observed hanging from a twig..
A subspecies of C. brunneus. Females in the Tokunoshima population tend to have dark brown coloration on the front edges and tips of their wings.
It primarily inhabits streams in mountain forests, with adult dragonflies emerging in summer. In the early stages of emergence, large swarms of this species can be observed.
Habitat of This Animal:
A:Forest along the valley - A2:Forest along the mountain streams
In Tokunoshima Island, abundant rainwater carved the ground, forming many rows of ridges and valleys. Plants adapting to the flowing and drying up of water grow in the harsh environment, where water swells and depletes every time rain falls. The waterfront is also a habitat for many creatures, including endemic species, with frogs and dragonflies breeding.
This A2:Forest along the mountain streams