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Ferruginous-faced Sprite
Scientific name: Pseudagrion pruinosum fraseri
Habitat: slow-flowing lowland stream
Body length: 42 mm
Distribution in Hong Kong: Scatteredly distributed in the New Territories and Lantau Island, e.g. Tan Shan River, Lam Tsuen, Mui Wo
Flight period in Hong Kong: April to December
Identification features (male):
1. Frons reddish brown
2. Synthorax black, with two sides pruinose blue
3. Abdomen end pruinose grey
Identification features (female):
1. Synthorax reddish brown
2. Dorsum of abdomen black
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