Freshwater Macroinvertebrates in Hong Kong

Crocothemis servilia (Crimson darter)

Habitat: larvae associated with dense vegetation in ponds and marshes

General appearance: body relatively medium sized, up to 20mm long; head wide with bulbous eyes; legs with faint dark markings; abdomen oval shaped, lateral spines on abdominal segments VIII - IX, but without dorsal spine

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Labium
Head in ventral view
Abdomen in ventral view