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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Onychargia atrocyana
Marsh Dancer
Animal Group:
Dragonfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Platycnemididae
Description:
Male Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 23mm
Male Hindwing
: 17mm
Female Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 23mm
Female Hindwing
: 18mm
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Common
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Status
Least Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Widely distribute in abandoned paddy fields and weed choked marshy areas throughout Hong Kong
Global Distribution
Bangladesh, Borneo, Myanmar, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
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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/)