I joined my nature photography friends to Panti Forest today. There were 15 of us, 10 doing birding while the rest of us focused on macro shooting. Panti forest is more well-known for bird watching and photography, so it was really a pleasant surprise to me that there are so many species of damselflies, many of which cannot be found in Singapore.
(Heliocypha biforata, male)
(Libellago stigmatizans, Orange-faced Gem, male)
(Heliocypha biforata, female)
(Pseudagrion pruinosum, Grey Sprite, 赤斑蟌)
(Elattoneura analis)
(Rhinagrion macrocephalum)
6 comments:
Hello Anthony,
The id of the damselflies as below:
#1 Heliocypha biforata
#2 Libellago stigmatizans
#3 Heliocypha biforata/perforata - I am not too good in differentiate the females of many Chlorocyphidae
#4 Pseudagrion pruinosum
#6 Rhinagrion microphalum
By the way, I was in Panti Forest Reserve on an expedition in 2006. Panti Forest Reserve is truly a paradise for odonate chasers :)
best wishes,
Ian
#2 female Heliocypha biforata
#5 very interesting ... I guess it's in genus Elattoneura.
great shots!
Hello Anthony,
I forget to mention about the picture #5.....
You are right Nappadon, it is indeed Elattoneura. It is an Elattoneura analis. I sampled this species at Panti Forest Reverse in 2006.
best wishes,
Ian
Ian, Noppadon,
Thank you very much for the IDs. The female of Heliocypha biforata looks quite similar to a grey form Hylina female that I shot in Singapore (http://sayhitoant.blogspot.com/2009/12/damselfly-22-libellago-hyalina.html)
Ian,
Yes, Panti Forest is an excellent place place to find odonate especially damselflies. More than 10 damselfly species were spotted at the 2 streams that I visited. I'll be back for more :D
Cheers!
Anthony.
Sorry for replying late.
If you look carefully, the synthorax markings are very different from those of Libellago hyalina. It's also larger and more slender.
Thanks for pointing that out. Yes, it does look a little different :D
Regards,
Anthony.
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