Protoneuridae - Prodasineura collaris

Protoneuridae - Prodasineura collaris (Selys, 1860)

Prodasineura collaris has prominent broad blue marking on the synthorax. Its annal appendages are whitish blue. It is normally found at shady slow flowing streamlets in forest.

Megapodagrionidae - Rhinagrion mima

Megapodagrionidae - Rhinagrion mima (Karsch, 1891)

Rhinagrion mima is a conspicious damselfly species. It is only found in prestine low land dense forest. I spotted many R. mima deep in Royal Belum Forest Reserve. They like to pearch at vegetation overhanging river.

Coenagrionidae - Ischnura senegalensis

Coenagrionidae - Ischnura senegalensis (Rambur, 1842)

Ischnura senegalensis is a small damselfly species with a size of hw 15 mm. There are different colour forms of I. senegalensis - green and orange. The photo below shows the green form. I. senegalensis is a common species found at exposed grassy ponds. Paya Indah Wetlands at Dengkil has plenty of this guy.

Libellulidae - Tetrathemis irregularis

Libellulidae - Tetrathemis irregularis hyalina Kirby, 1889

Tetrathemis irregularis is a small size (hw 21) dragonfly species. It is normally found at shady standing water (pond) in the forest. It likes to pearch at reeds/grasses/fallen branches close to water edge. When approached, however, it will quickly fly up to the tree top.

Platycnemididae - Coeliccia octogesima

Platycnemididae - Coeliccia octogesima (Selys, 1863)

The genus Coeliccia is always beautiful for its unique marking on the dorsal synthorax. Coeliccia octogesima is easily distinguished from the other Coeliccia species of Peninsular Malaysia by having marks of telephone handle. Coeliccia octogesima is found abundantly in the Bangi Forest Reserve.

Platycnemididae - Copera vittata

Platycnemididae- Copera vittata (Selys, 1863)

I had not visited to Bangi Forest Reserve (BFR) for some time...... I kind of miss the peaceful place, and I crept into the streamlet in the BFR today with my camera. I managed to snap some shots of this tandam pair of Copera vittata before the heavy downpour. Copera vittata is a variable species. I have seen red-leg and yellow-leg of C. vittata in Peninsular Malaysia. Copera vittata of BFR is the yellow form.

Lestidae - Lestes praemorsus

Lestidae - Lestes praemorsus decipiens Kirby, 1893

I witnessed a massive mating and egg laying of Lestes praemorsus at a pond in the UKM Bangi campus. I was really fanscinated by the number of individuals...... almost every individual was in tandem pair. Just look at the first photo, nine tandem pairs were captured in a single shot, and I can assure you that they were many more tandem pairs or wheel pairs just outside the frame of the shot! During the egg laying, the male will grip on the neck of the female, and the female will insert (oviposite) her eggs into the plant tissues.

massive egg laying in an exposed pond
a tandem pair

Gomphidae - Burmagomphus insularis

Gomphidae - Burmagomphus insularis Laidlaw, 1914

Burmagomphus insularis is a small species (hw 21.5 mm) of Gomphidae, and it was recorded for the first time for Peninsular malaysia in 2006*. It was recorded at Kuala Koh, Taman Negara in Kelantan. B. insularis is also found in Borneo. Its habitat is primery forest with prestine forest streams/rivers. It likes to perch on sandy bank of the flowing clear forest river under the sun.


anal appendages - dorsal view
anal appendages - lateral view

*Choong, C.Y. 2006. Burmagomphus insularis: A new Odonata record for Peninsular Malaysia. Malaysian Naturalist 59(4): 7-9.

Chlorocyphidae - Libellago semiopaca

Chlorocyphidae - Libellago semiopaca (Selys, 1873)

Libellago semiopaca is a widespread species in Sundaland. This species can be found in Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. It is normally found from muddy rivers to clear swift streams. The males always involve in combat. I took some good shots of L. semiopaca during my visit to Lanjak-Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary (LEWS), Sarawak lately. The photos showing below are those taken from LEWS.

A male individual pearching on a fallen log at clear swift Katibas river.
Two males are involved in territorial fighting.

Chlorocyphidae - Rhinocypha aurofulgens

Chlorocyphidae - Rhinocypha aurofulgens Laidlaw, 1931

I had the opportunity to visit to Lanjak-Entimau Wildlife Sanctury (LEWS), Sarawak lately. It was my first sampling of Odonata in Sarawak. I was overwhelmed by the rich diversity of Odonata in LEWS. I managed to snap a good shot of Rhinocypha aurofulgens in wheel. Rhinocyphya aurofulgens is endemic to Borneo.