Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Anax guttatus Pale-spotted Emperor
Animal Group:	Dragonfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Aeshnidae
Description:	Male Abdomen + Anal Appendages : 56mm - 62mm Male Hindwing : 50mm - 54mm

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status

Least Concern

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distribute in ponds and sluggish streams throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Afghanistan, northern Australia, China (including Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and Taiwan), Indonesia, Malaysia, Micronesia, Ryukyu Islands, Samoa, Seychelles, 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/)