14 December 2024

02 December 2024

Oviposition of Vestalis amoena

I observed the mating of a pair Vestalis amoena by the shore of a stream (Sg Durian). Right after the mating, the female was laying eggs on the leaf substrate in the stream. The male was perching at another leaf to guard the female.  


Vestalis amoena
left bottom = female; right top = male
Sg Durian, Lintang, Perak

23 November 2024

Lestes praemorsus

Lestes praemorsus - female
a failed larval emergence - left hindwing is still in the wing sheath of the exuvia
UKM Bangi, Selangor

Indothemis carnatica

Indothemis carnatica - mating
UKM Bangi, Selangor

19 November 2024

Genitalia of Orthetrum testaceum and Orthetrum chrysis

Orthetrum testaceum and Orthetrum chrysis are red dragonflies. Click here to see the slight difference of colour marking between these two species. Their genitalia are also between (see below). 


Left side lateral view of genitalia. A is Orthetrum testaceum and B is Orthetrum chrysis.