Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Ictinogomphus pertinax Common Flangetail
Animal Group:	Dragonfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Gomphidae
Description:	Male Abdomen + Anal Appendages : 51.5mm - 54mm Male Hindwing : 39mm - 41mm Female Abdomen + Anal Appendages : 52mm Female Hindwing : 41mm Exuviae : 29mm

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status

Least Concern

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distribute in ponds throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Burma, China (including Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, and Taiwan), Japan and Nepal.

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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/)