Freshwater Macroinvertebrates in Hong Kong

Idionyx victor (Dancing shadow-emerald)

Habitat: larvae found in muddy ponds

General appearance: body relatively large sized, <20mm long; palpal lobes with 8 teeth; wing pads strongly divergent, extending to abdominal segment VI; spidery legs with two submedian dark marks across femora; abdomen oval-shaped with dark markings submedially; lateral spines on abdominal segments VIII - IX, but without dorsal spine

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Head
Labium
Abodmen
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Head
Feeding
Labium in ventral view
Abdomen
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Labium in ventral view
Labium
Thorax
Side
Anal pyramid