Male body length 8-9 mm, compound eyes very large, elytra rims yellowish; light organs almost completely occupy ventrite 6 and anterior half of ventrite 7. Female resembles male, except generally large than male, and only one light organ occupying ventrite 6. Tergites of larvae black, with dense and irregularly distributed small yellow spots, there is a pair of branched gills protruded from each abdominal segments. A pair of ight organs located at the lateral sides of ventrite 8, rounded.
Distribution
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No record in the wild from Hong Kong.
Adult flight period
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No record in the wild from Hong Kong.
Other information
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3 specimens of Aquatica ficta labelled "Hongkong" are stored in French National Museum of Natural History in Paris. Larva aquatic.
雄 (台灣) Male (Taiwan) 雄 (台灣) Male (Taiwan)
雌 (台灣) Female (Taiwan) 幼蟲 Larva
巴黎國家自然歷史博物館標本
Specimens stored in French National Museum of Natural History