Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Lyriothemis elegantissima Forest Chaser
Animal Group:	Dragonfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Libellulidae
Description:	Male Abdomen + Anal Appendages : 25mm - 26.5mm Male Hindwing : 32mm - 33mm Female Abdomen + Anal Appendages : 25mm Female Hindwing : 35mm

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status

Least Concern

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distribute in woodland, coastal and upland marshes throughout the New Territories and Lantau Global Distribution China (including Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and Taiwan), Japan and Thailand.

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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/)