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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Idionyx claudia
South China Shadow-emerald
Animal Group:
Dragonfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Synthemistidae
Description:
Male Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 29-35mm
Male Hindwing
: 31-35mm
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Rare
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Status
Least Concern
Fellowes
et al.
(2002)
Global Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Frequents fast-flowing streams in mountainous woodlands. Only recorded in Ng Tung Chai.
Global Distribution
China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan and Zhejian).
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References
More on Dragonfly in HK
Tam, T.W., Leung, K.K., Kwan, B.S.P., Wu, K.K.Y., Tang, S.S.H., So, I.W.Y., Cheng, J.C.Y., Yuen, E.F.M., Tsang, Y.M., and Hui, W.L. (2011). The dragonflies of Hong Kong. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong.
Zhang, H. M. (2019). Dragonflies and damselflies of China. Chongqing University Press, Chongqing.