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Black-kneed Featherlegs

Scientific name: Pseudocopera ciliata

Habitat: stream, pond

Body length: 42-47 mm

Distribution in Hong Kong: widespread, e.g. Tai Po Kau, Wu Kau Tang

Flight period in Hong Kong: April to September

Identification features (male):

1. Synthorax black, with neat white stripes

2. Legs mainly white, intersection of femur and tibia black

3. Abdomen end and anal appendages white

Identification features (female):

1. Synthorax black, with neat white stripes

 

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