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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Ceriagrion auranticum ryukyuanum
Orange-tailed Sprite
Animal Group:
Dragonfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Coenagrionidae
Description:
Male Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 28mm - 34mm
Male Hindwing
: 17mm - 22mm
Female Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 29mm - 35mm
Female Hindwing
: 19mm - 23mm
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Abundant
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Status
Least Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Widely distributed in weedy ponds, marshes, abandoned fields or grasslands adjacent to waters.
Global Distribution
China (central and south China, Hainan and Taiwan) and Japan. The nominated subspecies, C. a. auranticum Fraser is known from Indonesia, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, 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/)
Zhang, H. M. (2019). Dragonflies and damselflies of China. Chongqing University Press, Chongqing.
