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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Brachydiplax flavovittata
Blue Dasher
Animal Group:
Dragonfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Libellulidae
Other Name(s):
Brachydiplax chalybea flavovittata
Description:
Male Hindwing
: 30mm
Female Total Length
: 33.5mm
Female Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 21mm
Female Hindwing
: 29.5mm
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Common
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Status
Least Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Widely distributed in marshes and weedy ponds throughout Hong Kong.
Global Distribution
China (including Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and Taiwan), Japan and Vietnam.
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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/)
Zhang, H. M. (2019). Dragonflies and damselflies of China. Chongqing University Press, Chongqing.
