Common Name : Arthur's Midget
Status : Rare
Location : Pulau Ubin
This damselfly species was first spotted on 11 Sep 2009 during a macro outing at Pulau Ubin. There were about 4 males and a female perching near the edge of the mangrove swamp. I only managed some record shots of them as I did not stay long due to too many mosquitoes attacking me.
When I sent the images to Mr Tang Bun Hung for idenitification, he said that he has only seen this species in mangrove areas in Singapore. As for male Mortonagrion arthuri, he has only seen a specimen soaked in alcohol, collected in traps by Dr Patrick Grootaert in Singapore earlier this year. Although he was confident with his initial indentification, upon his request, I bought him to Pulau Ubin on 26 Oct 09 to further study this species. His identification is correct.
(Female - Pulau Ubin, 26 Oct 2009)
(Female close-up - Pulau Ubin, 26 Oct 2009)
