Damselfly (21) - Unidentified species
Family : Coenagrionidae
Species : Montonagrion
ID : Pending further examination


(Male, Pulau Ubin, 25 Oct 09)


(Female, Pulau Ubin, 25 Oct 09)


(Female close-up, Pulau Ubin, 25 Oct 09)

Dragonfly (16) - Pantala Flavescens
Family : Libellulidae
Common name : Globe Skimmer (or Wandering Glider)
Status : Common


(Wild Wild West, 10 Oct 09)

Damselfly (20) - Archibasis melanocyana
Family : Coenagrionidae
Common name : Blue-nosed Sprite
Status : Rare
Habitat : Small streams in lowland forest swamps


(Chestnut Avenue, 1 Aug 09)


(Chestnut Avenue, 1 Aug 09)

Dragonfly (15) - Unidentified dragonfly

This cooperative dragonfly was spotted at Pulau Ubin. It perched on a twig about 20 metres from a seashore directly under the hot sun. This was my first time seeing this species. I searched the internet for its ID but couldn't manage to find. I had to email to Mr Tang Hung Bun to request his assistance. His initial indentification is that it is probably an aged female Pornothemis starrei. After consulting his friend, they are of the opinion that it could be a new discovery. I will be bring him to Pulau Ubin to further explore this species on 26 Oct 09.


(Pulau Ubin, 12 Sep 09)

Damselfly (19) - Lestes praemorsus (隱紋絲蟌)
Family : Lestidae
Common name : Scalloped Spreadwing

Lestes Praemorsus is an uncommon species, first recorded in Singapore in 1997. It is known to be occured only in Macrichite Reservior. It is a medium-sized species which rests with its wings half-open. It has a unique hockey stick-shaped rather than straight obdomen.

(Daisy Farm's Quarry, 9 Sep 09)

I went to Macrichite Reservior to search for this beautiful damselfly on 2 occasions but could not locate it. When Daisy Farm Nature Reserve Park was officially opened on 5 Sep 09, a picture of this mating damselfly was featured the next day in the Sunday Times. I went to Daisy Farm to try my luck and I was glad to have spotted a female perching just above the water at the Quarry. I could only take a record shot of it from a distance as we are not allowed to go down to the water. I hope it could perch in a better place during my next visit so that I could take an improvement shot.

(Daisy Farm's Quarry, 9 Sep 09)

I read that this species has since been found in several other places such as Pulau Tekong Reservior, Upper Seletar Reservior, etc. My friend, Eddy, had recently photographed one at Chestnut Avenue.

Dragonfly (14) - Rhyothemis phyllis
Family : Libellulidae
Common name : Batik Glider


(Holland Woods, 22 Aug 09)

The Batik Glider is a common species and is easily recognisable by it back and yellow markings on its wings. A beautiful dragonfly that prefers to perch on very thin leaves or stems making it quite difficult to photograph as a slight breeze would cause the perch to swing resulting in motion blur.

Damselfly (18) - Prodasineura humeralis
Family : Protoneuridae

Despite being a common species in Malaysia, this forest damselfly was recorded for the first time in Singapore at Chestnut area in Oct 2006. So I was glad to have spotted this rare species at a stream along Chestnut Avenue Bicycle Trail on 4 Oct 2009. Not a difficult species to get close and it often returned to the same perch. But I observed that it preferred to perch very lowly just above the water surface of the fast moving stream making it tiring and difficult to get a good angle shot. The lighting was also not ideal as it usually chose a shaded perch. The colour of the male is generally dark brown from head to tail with some orange markings on its abdominal segment.

(Male, Chestnut Ave Bicycle Trail, 6 Oct 09)

There were about 3 males in the steam when I revisited the place on 6 Oct 09. A female was spotted about 30 metres away from the stream. It has duller brown in colour with white marking on its abdomen. Initially, I thought it was a species that I had photographed before and as it was already quite late, I just took about 4 record shots and left. I regretted after I realised that it was a female of this species which reportedly is more uncommon than the males. I shall visit the place again to get an improvement shot.

(Female, Chestnut Avenue Bicycle Trail, 6 Oct 09)