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Guangdong Hooktail
Scientific name: Melligomphus guangdongensis
Habitat: woodland stream
Body length: abdomen length: 35-37 mm
Distribution in Hong Kong: Scattered in Hong Kong, e.g. Tai Long Wan (Shek O Country Park), Sai Kung Luk Wu, Nam Fung Road, Tei Tong Tsai, Lau Shui Heung
Flight period in Hong Kong: April to August
Similar species: Hainan Hooktail, Chinese Hooktail (Comparison)
Identification features:
1. Dorsal carina without yellow stripe
2. Two yellow stripes at two sides of synthorax respectively; Apparently disconnected thin yellow between thick yellow spots
3. Large white spot on the 7th abdominal segment
4. Superior anal appendage and inferior anal appendage form a “C” in male
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