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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Pseudagrion pruinosum fraseri
Ferruginous-faced Sprite
Animal Group:
Dragonfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Coenagrionidae
Description:
Male Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 37mm
Male Hindwing
: 25mm
Female Abdomen + Anal Appendages
: 32mm
Female Hindwing
: 24mm
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Common
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Status
Least Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Kwan Tei River, River Jhelum and Sha Tau Kwok
Global Distribution
China, Indonesia, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand. The nominate subspecies,
P. p. pruinosum
(Burmeister), is known from Indonesia and India. A third subspecies,
P. p. ranauense
Schmidt is known from Indonesia, Penisular Malaysia, Viet
Photo Gallery
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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/)