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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Orthetrum poecilops poecilops
Mangrove Skimmer
Animal Group:
Dragonfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Libellulidae
Description:
Male Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 30mm
Male Hindwing
: 38.5mm
Female Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 32mm - 35mm
Female Hindwing
: 34mm - 35mm
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Common
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Status
Vulnerable
Fellowes
et al.
(2002)
Global Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Double Island, Lai Chi Wo, Nam Chung, So Lo Pun, Yim Tso Ha (Starling Inlet), Yung Shue au and Yung Shue O.
Global Distribution
China (Fujian and Guangdong) and Japan (Miyajima, near Hiroshima)
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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/)
