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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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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.
Photo Gallery
No more photo available
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