Common Name : Sapphire Flutterer
Status : Uncommon
Location : Chestnut Ave, Venus Drive, Eng Neo Ave
Rhyothemis Triangularis is an unmistakable species. The male has distinct dark metallic blue colour on its wings. Female is similar to the male but the base of its wings are darker. This uncommon male species was first sighted at Venus Drive but I gave it a miss as I had not started collecting Odonata at that time. My 2nd sighting was at Chestnut Ave. I only managed a few record shots before it flew away.
(Male - Chestnut Avenue, 2 Nov 2009)
My 3rd sighting was at Eng Neo Ave but unfortunately, I still did not get nice images of it. I have yet to meet the female. In my opinion, it is best to take from a dorsal view to show its beautiful wings. I shall do that next time.
(Male - Eng Neo Ave, 2010)
My 4th sighting of this species was at Jurong Woods II. Unfortunately, it was too sensitive to me and I could not get close to it. I was bitten by a water leeches while chasing for it! My 5th meeting was at Lornie Trail on 25 Aug 2010 and this time I managed to set a reasonable dorsal view showing the beautiful wings of this dragonfly.
(Lornie Trail - 25 Aug 2010)
2 comments:
Yes, one of my favorite dragonflies!
Me too but they are quite rare here :-(
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