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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Agriocnemis femina oryzae
Orange-tailed Midget
Animal Group:
Dragonfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Coenagrionidae
Description:
Male Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 16mm - 17mm
Male Hindwing
: 10.5mm - 11mm
Female Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 18mm
Female Hindwing
: 11mm
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Abundant
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Status
Least Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Widely distribute in disused paddy fields, marshes, ditches and ponds
Global Distribution
China (including Taiwan) and Japan
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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/)