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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Paracercion calamorum dyeri
Dusky Lilysquatter
Animal Group:
Dragonfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Coenagrionidae
Description:
Male Total Length
: 28mm - 30mm
Male Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 22mm - 23.5mm
Male Hindwing
: 15mm - 16mm
Female Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 23mm - 25mm
Female Hindwing
: 16mm - 17mm
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Common
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Status
Least Concern
Fellowes
et al.
(2002)
Local Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Found in ponds with floating plants or slow-flowing sections of streams.
Global Distribution
China (including Taiwan), India, Indonesia and Nepal. The nominate subspecies C. c. calamorum Ris is known from East China 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/)
Zhang, H. M. (2019). Dragonflies and damselflies of China. Chongqing University Press, Chongqing.
