Coeliccia kimurai

Records of Coeliccia kimurai

Coeliccia kimurai is an uncommon damselfly species. It was described by Asahina (1990) based on two specimens (one male and one female) collected by Y. Kimura from Yala Province of Thailand (southern part of Peninsular Thailand) in 1988.

I spotted this species at two locations - Gunung Angsi-Berumbum (Negeri Sembilan) and Pangkor Islands (Perak). The record information of this species can be viewed at the following references:

Choong, C.Y. 2010. A preliminary survey of Odonata fauna of Gunung Angsi Forest Reserve. In: Razani, U. et al. (eds.) Hutan Simpan Gunung Angsi, Negeri Sembilan: Pengurusan Hutan, Persekitaran Fizikal dan Kepelbagaian Biologi. Kuala Lumpur, Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia. pp. 213-219.

Choong, C.Y. and Ng, Y.F. 2012. The Odonata of Pulau Pangkor, Perak. In: Abd Rahman, H.A.R. et al. (eds.) Hutan Pulau Pangkor, Perak: Pengurusan Hutan, Persekitaran Fizikal dan Kepelbagaian Biologi. Kuala Lumpur, Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia. pp. 239-243.

Coeliccia macrostigma - In Wheel

Coeliccia erici

Coeliccia erici is very similar to C. kimurai on the thoracic marking. Only close inspection on anal appendages can distinguish both the species.

Coeliccia arcuata

Coeliccia arcuata is endemic to Borneo.

Coeliccia cyaneothorax

Coeliccia cyaneothorax is definitely a rare and local damselfly species in Borneo.

Coeliccia nemoricola

Coeliccia nemoricola is endemic to Borneo. It can be found in Sabah and Sarawak.

Calicnemia rectangulata

Calicnemia rectangulata is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is only known from the mountains of Peninsular Malaysia. C. rectangulata is less common if compared to another highland species of the same genus - C. chaseni.

male of C. rectangulata

female of C. rectangulata

a tendam pair of C. rectangulata with the female on oviposition

Calicnemia chaseni

Calicnemia chaseni is considered a highland species.

Larva of Copera marginipes

The larva of Copera marginipes has beautiful caudal gills.

Coeliccia didyma

Coeliccia didyma resembles C. albicauda on the thoracic dorsal marking. However, it is distinguished from C. albicauda by havinng blue tail and has larger size. In Peninsular Malaysia, the distribution of C. didyma is more to the northern part.




a male of Coeliccia didyma

Indocnemis orang

I bumped into these two individuals of Indocnemis orang at Sg Tekala Recreational Forest. They are just gorgeous.


male
female

Coeliccia octogesima - In Tandem

Male Coeliccia octogesima is more commonly spotted than female. To bump into a tandem pair of C. octogesima is something to be celebrated. I spotted a tandem pair of C. octogesima, and I waited for 20 minits to see if they would form a wheel pair before my eyes. However, they vanished before me, and I have to content myself with just tandem pair photos. The female C. octogesima has different thoracic marking than the male. Click here to see the clear thoracic marking of male C. ocotogesima.

Copera vittata in Wheel

I have seen many times Copera vittata in tandem. However, for some reasons C. vittata did not form wheel whenever I spotted them in tandem. This time I have the chance to witness C. vittata in wheel.

Copera ciliata

There are three Copera species in Peninsular Malaysia - C. ciliata, C. marginipes and C. vittata. Among the three species, C. ciliata is the least common. Copera ciliata could be easily recognised by its light blue colour body with long white flatten legs. However, the immatured male is rather whitish colour and the female is a bit of redish. Copera ciliata is normally found at open grassy pond/lake and grassy forest stream.


a matured male adult with light blue body colour
an immatured male adult with whitish body colour
a female adult with redish body colour

Damsel Larva

I sampled this larva from a grassy drain where plenty of Copera marginipes adults were spotted. The larva definitely a Copera marginipes/vittata species because it has beautiful fringed gills. I did not see any vittata adult at the site, therefore I guess the larva should be marginipes. You may view vitatta larva here. Anyway, I am breeding the below larva to confirm its id.

Copera vittata vs Copera marginipes (Female)

Copera vittata and C. marginipes are belonged to family Platycnemididae. As the male, the female of the both Copera species also look alike but close inspection is easily to tell them apart.


female of C. vittata
female of C. marginipes

Copera marginipes - Wheel Forming

I managed to record in a series of photos on the wheel forming of Copera marginipes.........

Coeliccia albicauda

I spotted many Coeliccia albicauda at Lentang Recreational Park, and this gave me plenty of opportunity to find the mating pair. I took a few shots of this mating pair (in tandem pair). The female of C. albicauda is bit different in colour compared to the male. The dorsal thorax marking of female is also different from the male.

a tandem pair of C. albicauda
the unique blue marking on the dorsal thorax of the male
a good grasp of male on the female

Indocnemis orang

Indocnemis orang is a large size damselfly species. Some time it likes to perch on twig/leaf overhanging forest stream. It may also be found at vegetation on the bank of fast flowing forest stream.