斑麗翅蜻（Variegated Flutterer）是中型蜻蜓科品種，雌性體長約22-24毫米，而雄性則較長，約26-27毫米。生活於沼澤、野草叢生的池塘以及人工水池。在香港常見及廣泛分布，種群主要生活於新界西北。雄蟲複眼紅褐色，合胸金屬深綠色，腹部黑色。翅琥珀色，上有許多不規則深褐色色斑。雌蟲與雄蟲相似，但翅膀深褐色的部分較多而翅尖透明無色。
香港雖然是彈丸之地，如今已記錄了128種蜻蜓，其中有2個品種是香港獨有的，超過10個在科學上首次被發現的品種。
蜻蜓是屬於蜻蛉目的昆蟲，部分種類全年出現，有細長翅膀與腹部。它的特徵包括碩大的複眼，兩對強而有力的透明翅膀，以及修長的腹部，停止時翅膀為平放，它們獵食害蟲。
香港到處均可觀賞蜻蜓，最佳地點包括：粉嶺流水響水塘、香港仔谷和西貢獅子會自然教育中心蜻蜓池。
Variegated Flutterer is a medium-sized dragonfly, females are about 22-24 mm long, while males are longer, about 26-27 mm. It lives in swamps, ponds and artificial pools. It is common and widely distributed in Hong Kong, and mainly lives in the northwest New Territories.
The male compound eyes are reddish-brown, the chest is dark metallic green, and the abdomen is black. The wings are amber with many irregular dark brown spots. Females are similar to males, but the dark brown parts of the wings are more and the tips of the wings are transparent and colourless.
Although Hong Kong is a small place, 128 species of dragonflies have been recorded, of which 2 species are unique to Hong Kong, and more than 10 species have been discovered for the first time scientifically.
Dragonflies are insects belonging to the order Lacerta, some species appear throughout the year, with slender wings and abdomen. Its characteristics include huge compound eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and a slender abdomen. When stationary, the wings are flat, and they hunt pests.
Dragonfly can be seen everywhere in Hong Kong. The best places to observe include: Lau Shui Heung Reservoir in Fanling, Aberdeen Valley and the Dragonfly Pond of Lions Nature Education Centre in Sai Kung.
