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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information
 
Ischnura rufostigma
Red Bluetail
 
Animal Group: Dragonfly
蜻蜓
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
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References
  • 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