Damselfly - Calicnemia rectangulata
Calicnemia rectangulata is a strictly highland species. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Calicnemia rectangulata - egg laying
Genting Highlands, Pahang
Dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) are a group of aesthetic aquatic insects. Over 420 species of Odonata have been recorded for Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak). They are waiting for me to explore.
12 August 2026
Female Comparison of Indothemis limbata, Indothemis carnatica and Trithemis aurora
Female Comparison of Indothemis limbata, Indothemis carnatica and Trithemis aurora
Both Indothemis limbata and Indothemis carnatica are present in Peninsular Malaysia but absent in Borneo. Both species have the same aquatic habitat - ponds. The females of Indothemis limbata and Indothemis carnatica look alike, but yet they are distinguishable based on the extensiveness of tinted area at wing bases and the presence/absence of tinted wing tips (see photo images below). The female of Trithemis aurora may make one confused with the female of Indothemis limbata. Though both the females (Indothemis limbata and Trithemis aurora) have extensive tint on wing bases, they are readily be told apart by the presence/absence of tinted wing tips. Their dorsal thoracic and abdominal markings are actually different (see photo images below). One may ask about the female of Trithemis festiva. Well, the female of Trithemis festiva is also yellowish brown in colour with black marking. However, its thoracic and abdominal black marking pattern is different from those of Trithemis aurora and Indothemis limbata/carnatica. Click here to see the female of Trithemis festiva.
Indothemis limbata - female
Kajang, Selangor
Indothemis carnatica - female
UKM Bangi, Selangor
Trithemis aurora - female
UKM Bangi, Selangor
Taman Eko Rimba Puncak Janing - Neurothemis fulvia
Neurothemis fulvia - male
Taman Eko Rimba Puncak Janing, Bukit Perangin Forest Reserve, Kedah
11 August 2026
Anal Appendages of Aciagrion borneense
Anal Appendages of Aciagrion borneense (Male)
Here is the anal appendages of Aciagrion borneense (male) for the purpose of species identification.
top is lateral (right) view and bottom is dorsal view of the anal appendages of Aciagrion borneense (male)
Bukit Perangin Forest Reserve - Libellago aurantiaca
Libellago aurantiaca - female
egg laying
Bukit Perangin Forest Reserve, Kedah
Bandar Baru Bangi - Brachydiplax chalybea
Brachydiplax chalybea - male
Seksyen 3, Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor
10 August 2026
Bandar Baru Bangi - Aethriamanta gracilis
Aethriamanta gracilis - in tandem
Seksyen 3, Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Tropicana Heights Kajang
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Tropicana Heights Kajang, Selangor
Central Park of Tropicana Heights Kajang has a few interconnected ponds (see the photos below). The park is well managed by the developer. I have to say it is a great urban landscape habitat for dragonfly watching. I visited the park on 10 August 2026 for dragonfly watching (from 10.30 am to 12.00 pm). I recorded 24 Odonata (dragonfly and damselfly) species - 20 species were dragonflies and 4 species were damselflies (see the species list at the end of this post). Species found in abundant in the park were Crocothemis servilia, Rhodothemis rufa, Rhyothemis variegata phyllis, Brachythemis contaminata, Urothemis signata and Ischnura senegalensis. Actually, I have been surveying the Odonata of the Central Park for more than 18 months. The other species found at the park (previous surveys) but not observed on 10 August 2026 are Pseudagrion australasiea, Diplacodes trivialis, Zyxomma petiolatum, Tramea transmarina, Orthetrum testaceum and Potamarcha congener. Therefore, a total of 30 Odonata species have so far been recorded from the Central Park of Tropicana Heights Kajang.
Central Park, Tropicana Heights Kajang
Central Park, Tropicana Heights Kajang
Central Park, Tropicana Heights Kajang
List of Dragonflies and Damselflies of Central Park, Tropicana Heights Kajang, Recorded on 10 August 2026
Family Coenagrionidae
1 Agriocnemis femina
2 Ischnura senegalensis
3 Pseudagrion rubriceps
4 Pseudagrion siamense
Family Gomphidae
5 Ictinogomphus decoratus
Family Libellulidae
6 Acisoma panorpoides
7 Aethriamanta brevipennis
8 Aethriamanta gracilis
9 Brachydiplax chalybea
10 Brachythemis contaminata
11 Crocothemis servilia
12 Diplacodes nebulosa
13 Hydrobasileus croceus
14 Indothemis limbata
15 Neurothemis fluctuans
16 Orthetrum chrysis
17 Orthetrum sabina
18 Pseudothemis jorina
19 Rhodothemis rufa
20 Rhyothemis triangularis
21 Rhyothemis variegata phyllis
22 Tholymis tillarga
23 Trithemis aurora
24 Urothemis signata
09 August 2026
Tasik Semenyih - Ictinogomphus decoratus
Ictinogomphus decoratus - male
Tasik Semenyih, Semenyih, Selangor
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