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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Macromidia rapida
Common Shadow-emerald
Animal Group:
Dragonfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Synthemistidae
Description:
Male Abdomen
: 36mm - 38mm
Male Hindwing
: 32mm - 34mm
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Common
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Status
Least Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Frequents stream ponds or riffles of well shaded streams, widely distributed throughout Hong Kong.
Global Distribution
China (Hainan, Guangdong and Guangxi), Thailand and Vietnam.
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References
More on Dragonfly in HK
Tam, T.W., Leung, K.K., Kwan, B.S.P., Wu, K.K.Y., Tang, S.S.H., So, I.W.Y., Cheng, J.C.Y., Yuen, E.F.M., Tsang, Y.M., and Hui, W.L. (2011). The dragonflies of Hong Kong. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong.
Zhang, H. M. (2019). Dragonflies and damselflies of China. Chongqing University Press, Chongqing.