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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
General
Conservation
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General Information
Rhyothemis triangularis
Sapphire Flutterer
Animal Group:
Dragonfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Libellulidae
Description:
Male Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 16mm - 20mm
Male Hindwing
: 24mm - 29mm
Female Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 16mm - 17mm
Female Hindwing
: 24mm - 28mm
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
Widely distribute in weedy ponds, sluggish rivers and marshes
Global Distribution
Borneo, China (Guangdong and Taiwan), India, Indonesia, Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, 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/)
