Bangi Forest Reserve

Bangi Forest Reserve has a small unnamed river. It is a very nice river for many common Odonata species.

Cratilla metallica

The female Cratilla metallica looks alike the male C. metallica. Below are two photos of female C. metallica. You may view the photos of male C. metallica here.

Kota Damansara Forest Reserve

I was on a scientific expedition at Kota Damansara Forest Reserve (KDFR), Selangor the last couple of days. KDFR is an island logged-over forest sitting in the middle of Kota Damansara township. This 600-ha forest reserve is surrounded by highway and residential areas. Nevertheless, KDFR contains some lakes and small streams which support some Odonata species. Our group (Odonata group) managed to record 48 Odonata species in KDFR.


one of the few lakes within KDFR
one of the few small streams within KDFR

Trithemis festiva on Wings

I spotted this female Trithemis festiva ovipositing, and I managed to get some decent shots.

Acisoma panorpoides

This photo shows the courting behaviour of Acisoma panorpoides. Male is in blue colour while the female is in yellow.

IUCN Workshop in Laos

I'm back from the IUCN workshop in Vientian, Laos. What a fruitful visit indeed. I met so many regional odonatologists in the workshop. The workshop evaluated freshwater biodiversity of Indo-Myammar, and the evaluation was mainly on aquatic plants, mollucs, fish and dragonflies. The workshop attended by roughly 30 participants of different biodiversity groups, and we had a group photo on the last day of the workshop (photo below).


We were posing on the river bank of Mekong River for the group photo. It is still the dried season in Laos, and the Mekong River is almost dried out.


I was intoxicated every evening in Vientian by this stuff. Of course, I did it with some of the odonatologists!!!! hehehehehehe

I'm off to Laos

I'm off to Laos tomorrow to attend an IUCN workshop in Vientaine. I hope I could get some time off from the workshop to photograph some odonates of Laos.............

Trithemis festiva (female)

This is my first posting for year 2011. I'm showing you a photo of Trithemis festiva female. The photo of T. festiva male could be viewed here.

Drepanosticta rufostigma

Borneo is rich in family Platystictidae, and most members of Platystictidae are endemic species. Drepanosticta rufostigma is a member of Platystictidae, and it is endemic to Borneo.

Drepanosticta actaeon

Drepanosticta actaeon is an endemic damselfly species to Borneo. It has so far been found in Sabah.