Dragonflies and Damselflies of Malaysia: Mating

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07 October 2026

Mating Between Two Species: Diplocodes trivialis-Diplacodes nebulosa

Mating Between Two Species: Diplocodes trivialis-Diplacodes nebulosa

I spotted a tandem pair between two Diplacodes species - Diplacodes trivialis (male) and Diplacodes nebulosa. Diplacodes trvialis (hw = 23 mm) is normal much larger than Diplacodes nebulosa (hw = 19 mm). However, the population of Diplacodes trvialis at a site in Kajang 2 is much smaller in size (hw = 17-19 mm). The below photo shows a small-sized male (blue colour) Diplacodes trivialis in tandem with a female Diplacodes nebulosa.

Diplacodes trivialis (male; blue)-Diplacodes nebulosa (female; yellow)

Kajang 2, Kajang, Selangor

05 October 2026

Kajang - Diplacodes nebulosa

Diplacodes nebulosa - mating

Kajang, Selangor

01 October 2026

Semenyih - Pseudagrion siamense

Pseudagrion siamense - mating

both the male and female are infested by midges

Eco Forest Sales Gallery, Semenyih, Selangor

18 September 2026

Kajang - Ischnura senegalensis

Ischnura senegalensis - A Male Attacking A Wheel Pair

I managed to capture with camera the moment of a male attacking a wheel pair (all are Ischnura senegalensis). The wheel pair was perching on a grass blade at the water edge of a pond. Suddenly, the male from nearby attacked the wheel pair (on the male individual of the wheel pair). The wheel pair together with the male fell down to the water surface (the moment captured by the photo below). Within a short moment of struggling, the male retreated from the attack, and the wheel pair managed to reposition themselves lifting from the water surface.