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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Brachythemis contaminata
Asian Amberwing
Animal Group:
Dragonfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Libellulidae
Description:
Male Total Length
: 33mm - 34mm
Male Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 18mm - 21mm
Male Hindwing
: 20mm - 25mm
Female Total Length
: 35mm
Female Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 18mm - 21mm
Female Hindwing
: 22mm - 27mm
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Abundant
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Status
Least Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Widely distribute in weedy ponds and sluggish streams
Global Distribution
Bangladesh, Burma, China (including Taiwan), India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand 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/)