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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information
 
Epophthalmia elegans
Regal Pond Cruiser
 
Animal Group: Dragonfly
蜻蜓
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Macromiidae
Description:
Male Abdomen + Anal Appendages : 50mm - 54mm
Male Hindwing : 48mm - 51mm
Female Abdomen + Anal Appendages : 58mm
Female Hindwing : 54mm
Larva : 35mm
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
  • Common
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status
  • Least Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
  • Always patrols along the edge of large ponds with a regular path. Widely distributed in reservoirs and large ponds throughout Hong Kong.
Global Distribution
  • China (including Taiwan), Japan, Korea, Philippines and Russia.
Photo Gallery
References
  • 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.