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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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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/)