Field Trip Yuen Long 10-3-20

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Great eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina) 幻紫斑蛺蝶
Crimson marsh glider (Trithemis aurora) 紫紅蜻蜓 The male of the species is distinctly different from the female. The male has a reddish-brown face, with eyes that are crimson above and brown on the sides. The thorax is red with a fine, purple pruinescence. The abdomen, the base of which is swollen, is crimson with a violet tinge. The wings are transparent with crimson venation and the base has a broad amber patch. The wing spots are a dark reddish-brown and the legs are black.
The female has an olivaceous or bright reddish-brown face with eyes that are purplish-brown above and grey below. The thorax is olivaceous with brown median and black lateral stripes. The abdomen is reddish-brown with median and lateral black markings. The black markings are confluent at the end of each segment and enclose a reddish-brown spot. The wings are transparent with brown tips. The venation is bright yellow to brown and basal amber markings are pale. The wing spots are a dark brown and the lags are dark grey with narrow yellow stripes.
Crimson marsh glider (Trithemis aurora) 紫紅蜻蜓
Great eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina) 幻紫斑蛺蝶

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