Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Ischnura rufostigma Red Bluetail
Animal Group:	Dragonfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Coenagrionidae
Description:	Male Abdomen + Anal Appendages : 24mm Male Hindwing : 16mm Female Abdomen + Anal Appendages : 24mm Female Hindwing : 16mm

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status

Least Concern

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Historical record in Ho Chung, Fanling and Kam Tin. There was a record of the species in western New Territories in Mid March 2020. Whether the species has successfully re-colonised Hong Kong requires further observation. Global Distribution China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, 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/)

Zhang, H. M. (2019). Dragonflies and damselflies of China. Chongqing University Press, Chongqing.

Sanmartín-Villar, I., Zhang, H.M. and Cordero-Rivera, A. (2016). Colour polymorphism and ontogenetic colour changes in Ischnura rufostigma (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Odonatologica 45:77-86