Dragonflies and Damselflies of Malaysia

11 August 2026

Bukit Perangin Forest Reserve - Libellago aurantiaca

Libellago aurantiaca - female

egg laying

Bukit Perangin Forest Reserve, Kedah

Sg Durian, Lintang - Pseudocopera ciliata

Pseudocopera ciliata - male

Sg Durian, Lintang, Perak

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

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

07 August 2026

Dragonflies and Damselflies of Tasik Semenyih, Semenyih, Selangor

Dragonflies and Damselflies of Tasik Semenyih, Semenyih, Selangor

Tasik Semenyih is located along Jalan Broga. It is easily accessed through Taman Tasik Semenyih or Jalan Diamond City. The lake is not far from Semenyih town. The lake looks great, but many parts of the lake is covered by water hyacinth. I visited Tasik Semenyih on 7 August 2026 (from 10.15 am to 1.15 pm) to check the dragonflies and damselflies present there. I managed to record 17 species in 4 families - 4 were damselflies and 13 were dragonflies.