Acisoma panorpoides

Acisoma panorpoides - male

Kajang, Selangor

Rhodothemis rufa - Unsuccessful Larval Emergence

I spotted this dead dragonfly at a retention pond of a residential area in Kajang. This dead dragonfly is of an unsuccessful larval emergence. It looks like the larval emergence took place at least 2 days ago. Close inspection of the dead dragonfly reveals that it is a male individual of Rhodothemis rufa. 

Rhodothemis rufa - male

Kajang, Selangor 

Crocothemis servilia

Crocothemis servilia - male

Kajang, Selangor

Ictinogomphus decoratus

Ictinogomphus decoratus - female

Kajang, Selangor

Tetrathemis hyalina

Tetrathemis hyalina - female

UKM Bangi, Selangor

Neurothemis fluctuans - Territorial Fighting

Two males of Neurothemis fluctuans are engaging in territorial fighting.

Neurothemis fluctuans; two males

UKM Bangi, Selangor

Neurothemis fluctuans

Neurothemis fluctuans - female; egg laying

UKM Bangi, Selangor 

Egg - Orthetrum glaucum

Eggs of Orthetrum glaucum

Pseudocopera ciliata

Pseudocopera ciliata - matured female

UKM Bangi, Selangor

Tetrathemis haylina - Egg Development

I collected some eggs of Tetrathemis hyalina. The eggs were laid on 26 July 2025 around 10 am. The eggs started to hatch on 2 August 2025 (minimum 8 days). Showing below is a series of egg development of a single egg from the cluster of eggs collected on 26 July 2025. This egg hatched on 3 August 2025 around noon. So, this egg took 9 days to hatch.

Egg development (ex situ) of a single egg of Tetrathemis hyalina. The first Day-9 image was taken in the morning. The second and third Day-9 images were taken in the afternoon. The second Day-9 image is an empty egg shell and the third Day-9 image is a prolarva from the egg.