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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Leptogomphus hongkongensis
Hong Kong Clubtail
Animal Group:
Dragonfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Gomphidae
Description:
Male Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 46mm - 48mm
Male Hindwing
: 39mm - 40mm
Female Total Length
: 64.5mm
Female Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 49.5mm
Female Hindwing
: 44mm
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Common
Endemic to Hong Kong
Fellowes
et al.
(2002)
Local Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Widely distribute in small wooded streams throughout Hong Kong
Global Distribution
likely to occur in Guangdong
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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/)