11 June 2024

Dragonflies and Damselflies of Tasik Ghazali UKM

Tasik Ghazali in Campus Bangi Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (N2°55’19” E101°46’54”) is a good site for dragonfly watching. The small lake is located by the road side. You may click here to see a video of Tasik Ghazali produced by UKM. I did a field survey at the site to record the dragonflies/damselflies at Tasik Ghazali on 9 June 2024. I managed to record 31 species on that day (from 10 am to 7 pm). 


Tasik Ghazali
photo taken on 9 June 2024

This video shows the surrounding area of Tasik Ghazali. This video was taken on 9 June 2024.


Here are dragonfly/damselfly species recorded at Tasik Ghazali on 9 June 2024:

Family Platycnemididae
Copera marginipes
Copera vittata
Onychargia atrocyana
Pseudocopera ciliata
Family Coenagrionidae
Agriocnemis femina
Argiocnemis rubescens
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum
Pseudagrion microcephalum
Pseudagrion rubriceps
Family Gomphidae
Ictinogomphus decoratus
Family Macromiidae
Epophthalmia vittigera
Family Libellulidae
Acisoma panorpoides
Aethriamanta gracilis
Brachydiplax chalybea
Brachythemis contaminata
Hydrobasileus croceus
Neurothemis fluctuans
Orthetrum sabina 
Orthetrum testaceum
Pseudothemis jorina
Rhodothemis rufa
Rhyothemis aterrima
Rhyothemis phyllis
Rhyothemis triangularis
Tetrathemis hyalina
Tholymis tillarga
Tramae transmarina
Trithemis aurora
Tyriobapta torrida
Urothemis signata
Zyxomma petiolatum


Here are some of the dragonfly/damselfly photos taken at Tasik Ghazali on 9 June 2024:

Agriocnemis femina (male)

Argiocnemis rubescens (male)

Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (male)

Copera marginipes (male)

Copera vittata (male)

Onychargia atrocyana (mating pair)

Pseudagrion microcephalum (male)

Pseudagrion rubriceps (female)

Pseudocopera ciliata (female)

Acisoma panorpoides (female)

Aethriamanta gracilis (male)

Brachydiplax chalybea (male)

Brachythemis contaminata (male)

Ictinogomphus decoratus (male)

Neurothemis fluctuans (male)

Orthetrum testaceum (male)

Pseudothemis jorina (male)

Rhodothemis rufa (male)

Rhyothemis aterrima (male)

Rhyothemis triangularis (male)

Tetrathemis hyalina (male)

Tholymis tillarga (male)

Tyriobapta torrida (male)

Urothemis signata (male)

Zyxomma petiolatum (male)

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