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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information
 
Onychargia atrocyana
Marsh Dancer
 
Animal Group: Dragonfly
蜻蜓
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.
Photo Gallery
References
  • 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/)