08 July 2026

Odonata of Tioman Island

Dragonflies and Damselflies of Tioman Island


Choong et al. (2017) provided the Odonata species checklist for Tioman Island, Pahang. A total of 39 named species from 12 families are known to Tioman Island (see the species checklist below). Two species/subspecies are named after Tioman Island – Devadatta argyoides tiomanensis and Leptogomphus tioman. The swampy areas at Kg Genting and the highland area at Gunung Kajang in Tioman Island have yet to be surveyed for Odonata.


Leptogomphus tioman - male
Tioman Island, Pahang 


Devadatta argyoides tiomanensis - male
Tioman Island, Pahang


Odonata checklist for Tioman Island
 
Family Devadattidae
1. Devadatta argyoides tiomanensis
 
Family Calopterygidae
2. Vestalis amoena
 
Family Chlorocyphidae
3. Aristocypha fenestrella
 
Family Euphaeidae
4. Euphaea impar
 
Family Coenagrionidae
5. Agriocnemis femina
6. Agriocnemis pygmaea
7. Ischnura senegalensis
8. Mortonagrion arthuri
9. Pseudagrion siamense
10. Pseudagrion pruinosum
 
Family Platycnemididae
11. Coeliccia albicauda
12. Prodasineura notostigma
 
Family Platystictidae
13. Drepanosticta fontinalis
 
Family Gomphidae
14. Ictinogomphus decoratus melaenops
15. Leptogomphus tioman
16. Microgomphus chelifer
 
Family Aeshnidae
17. Anax guttatus
 
Family Chlorogomphidae
18. Chlorogomphus arooni
 
Family Corduliidae
19. Epophthalmia vittigera
20. Macromia westwoodi
 
Family Libellulidae
21. Agrionoptera insignis
22. Brachydiplax chalybea
23. Cratilla metallica
24. Crocothemis servilia
25. Diplacodes trivialis
26. Lyriothemis cleis
27. Neurothemis fluctuans
28. Orthetrum chrysis
29. Orthetrum glaucum
30. Orthetrum sabina
31. Orthetrum testaceum
32. Pantala flavascens
33. Raphismia bispina
34. Rhyothemis obsolescens
35. Rhyothemis variegata phyllis
36. Tholymis tillarga
37. Trithemis aurora
38. Trithemis festiva
39. Zygonyx ida
 

Reference:

Choong, C.Y., Alwen, B.M, Izzat Husna, M. & Amirrudin, B.A. 2017. Odonata fauna of Tioman Island, Pahang. Journal of Wildlife and Parks 32: 31-40. pdf

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