30 September 2025

Larva - Pseudagrion pruinosum

Pseudagrion pruinosum - larva (final stadium); female
UKM Bangi, Selangor

Larval Emergence - Copera marginipes

Below are videos showing the larval emergence of Copera marginipes (male). The larval emergence took place at noon.


part 1

part 2

part 3

part 4

25 September 2025

Xiphiagrion cyanomelas

Does Odonata stand on water? The answer from AI Overview says no. However, I had an overwhelming observation on Xiphiagrion cyanomelas at Paya Maga (ca. 1650 m a.s.l.), Sarawak in 2010. I spotted many males of Xiphiagrion cyanomelas standing on water at water pools or small ponds in Paya Maga. Their legs were basically on the water, and sometime with their tail end was also touching the surface of water. When wind blew across the water pools, they drifted smoothly across the water surface.  


Xiphiagrion cyanomelas - male
Paya Maga, Sarawak


Xiphiagrion cyanomelas - male
Paya Maga, Sarawak

Larva - Rhyothemis phyllis

Rhyothemis phyllis - final stadium larva; male
Kajang, Selangor


click here to see the adult of Rhyothemis phyllis

23 September 2025

Larva - Ceriagrion cerinorubellum

Ceriagrion cerinorubellum - male; larva (final stadium)
UKM Bangi, Selangor


click here to see the adult of Ceriagrion cerinorubellum

21 September 2025

Larva - Urothemis signata

Urothemis signata - male; larva (final stadium)
UKM Bangi, Selangor


click here to see the adult of Urothemis signata