Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Agriocnemis pygmaea Wandering Midget
Animal Group:	Dragonfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Coenagrionidae
Description:	Male Abdomen + Anal Appendages : 16mm - 17mm Male Hindwing : 9.5mm - 10mm Female Abdomen + Anal Appendages : 18mm Female Hindwing : 11mm - 12mm

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status

Least Concern

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distribute in marshes and weedy margins of ponds throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Australia, China (including Taiwan), India, Indo-China, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, Oceania, New Guinea, Seychelles.

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References

More on Dragonfly in HK

Wilson, K.D.P., Tam, T.W., Kwan, S.P., Wu, K.Y., Wong, S.F., Wong, K. 2003. Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Hong Kong. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong

Asia Dragonfly (http://www.asia-dragonfly.net/)