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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information
 
Macromidia rapida
Common Shadow-emerald
 
Animal Group: Dragonfly
蜻蜓
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Synthemistidae
Description:
Male Abdomen : 36mm - 38mm
Male Hindwing : 32mm - 34mm
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
  • Common
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status
  • Least Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
  • Frequents stream ponds or riffles of well shaded streams, widely distributed throughout Hong Kong.
Global Distribution
  • China (Hainan, Guangdong and Guangxi), Thailand and Vietnam.
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References
  • 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.