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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information
 
Orthetrum glaucum
Common Blue Skimmer
 
Animal Group: Dragonfly
蜻蜓
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Description:
Male Abdomen + Anal Appendages : 29mm - 35mm
Male Hindwing : 33mm - 34mm
Female Abdomen + Anal Appendages : 28mm - 32mm
Female Hindwing : 32mm - 37mm
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
  • Abundant
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status
  • Least Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
  • Widely distributed in streams, conduits, drainage channels, seepages and road gutters throughout Hong Kong.
Global Distribution
  • Borneo, China (including Taiwan), Myanmar, India, Indonesia, Japan, Peninsular Malaysia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
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/)