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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
General
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General Information
Prodasineura croconota
Orange-backed Threadtail
Animal Group:
Dragonfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Platycnemididae
Description:
Male Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 28mm - 31mm
Male Hindwing
: 18mm - 20mm
Female Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 29mm - 32mm
Female Hindwing
: 18.5mm - 20.5mm
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Common
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Status
Least Concern
Fellowes
et al.
(2002)
Local Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Occurs in well wooded streams; and often perches on plants near to water. Widely distributed in well wooded streams throughout Hong Kong.
Global Distribution
China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and Taiwan).
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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/)
Zhang, H. M. (2019). Dragonflies and damselflies of China. Chongqing University Press, Chongqing.
