Orange-tailed Sprite
Last update on:
15/6/2025
Common Name
Orange-tailed Sprite
Latin Name
𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘮 𝘳𝘺𝘶𝘬𝘺𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘮
Taxa
Dragonflies
Family
Coenagrionidae
Habitats
Woodland
Shrubland
Village
Former Farmland
Features
Medium-sized damselfly. Male has green eyes and synthorax, and orange abdomen. Female has similar features as male, but the colour is paler, with a black marking on the dorsum of the abdominal end.
Behaviour
Preys on smaller damselflies.
Fun Fact
Note
Reference
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- Tam, T.-w. et al./ AFCD. (2011). The Dragonflies of Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Friends of the Country Parks, Cosmos Books Ltd.
- Chiu, E., Li, T., Wan, N. (2019). Orange-tailed Sprite (Ryukyu subspecies). HK Dragonflies. https://en.hkdragonfly.com/copy-of-98
- 漁農自然護理署香港濕地公園。〈翠胸黃蟌〉。https://www.wetlandpark.gov.hk/tc/biodiversity/beauty-of-wetlands/wildlife/ceriagrion-auranticum-ryukyuanum