Dragonflies and Damselflies of Malaysia

02 August 2026

Dragonflying at Tasik Paya Pahlawan

Dragonflies and Damselflies of Tasik Paya Pahlawan, Kedah

Tasik Paya Pahlawan is located at Kampung Tradisi Paya Pahlawan, about 9 km away from Jitra, Kedah. I must say that the lake is beautiful. I had the opportunity to survey the dragonflies and damselflies of the lake on 26 July 2026 and 30 July 2026. I managed to record 17 Odonata species - 4 damselflies and 13 dragonflies.

Tasik Paya Pahlawan

Odonata Checklist of Tasik Paya Pahlawan

Family Coenagrionidae

1 Ceriagrion auranticum

2 Ischnura senegalensis

3 Pseudagrion rubriceps

4 Pseudagrion siamense

Family Gomphidae

5 Ictinogomphus decoratus

Family Libellulidae

6 Acisoma panorpoides

7 Brachydiplax chalybea

8 Brachythemis contaminata

9 Crocothemis servilia

10 Diplacodes trivialis

11 Neurothemis fluctuans

12 Orthetrum chrysis

13 Orthetrum sabina

14 Potamarcha congener

15 Rhodothemis rufa

16 Rhyothemis variegata phyllis

17 Tholymis tillarga

Bukit Perangin Forest Reserve - Zygonyx iris

Zygonyx iris - male

Bukit Perangin Forest Reserve, Kedah

01 August 2026

Tasik Paya Pahlawan - Potamarcha congener

Potamarcha congener - male

Tasik Paya Pahlawan, Jitra, Kedah

Bukit Perangin Forest Reserve - Megalogomphus sumatranus

Megalogomphus sumatranus - male

Bukit Perangin Forest Reserve, Kedah

Scientific Expedition to Bukit Perangin Forest Reserve, Kedah

Scientific Expedition to Bukit Perangin Forest Reserve

I was grateful to join the Ekspedisi Saintifik Kepelbagaian Biologi Hutan - Hutan Simpan Bukit Perangin Negeri Kedah on 26-31 July 2026. The expedition was organized by Jabatan Perhutanan Negeri Kedah in collaboration with Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia. The expedition cover three sites of the Bukit Perangin Forest Reserve in Kedah - Taman Eko Rimba Puncak Janing (in compartment 41), Taman Eko Rimba Bukit Wang (in compartment 24) and Bukit Perangin Waterfall (in compartment 8).