Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Tholymis tillarga Evening Skimmer
Animal Group:	Dragonfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Libellulidae
Description:	Male Abdomen + Anal Appendages : 28mm - 33mm Male Hindwing : 33mm - 37mm Female Abdomen + Anal Appendages : 27mm - 31mm Female Hindwing : 31mm - 37mm

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status

Least Concern

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distribute in marshes, weedy ponds and tanks throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Africa, Australasia, Cambodia, China (including Taiwan), Indonesia, Laos, Middle East, New Guinea, Philippines 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/)