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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
General
Conservation
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General Information
Epophthalmia elegans
Regal Pond Cruiser
Animal Group:
Dragonfly
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.
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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.