Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Orthetrum luzonicum Marsh Skimmer
Animal Group:	Dragonfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Libellulidae
Description:	Male Abdomen + Anal Appendages : 28mm - 30mm Male Hindwing : 30mm - 32mm Female Abdomen + Anal Appendages : 28mm - 30mm Female Hindwing : 30mm - 32mm

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Abundant

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status

Least Concern

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed in abandoned paddies, marshy swampy and boggy locations Global Distribution Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China (including Taiwan), Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, 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/)