tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353909852024-03-14T02:43:08.699+08:00Nature Photography - Singapore OdonataI love nature and have taken up nature photography as my hobby in October 2007. Dragonflies and Damselflies are one of my favourite subjects and I would like to dedicate this blog on these beautiful creatures. Most of the information such as their IDs are extracted from experienced bloggers listed on my Useful Links such as Mr Tang, Dragonchaser, Matinggeckos, Mr Choong etc. They are all experts in Odonata and I enjoy reading their blogs.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35390985.post-8453481011854378732011-09-17T22:32:00.002+08:002011-09-17T22:34:15.026+08:00My Blog has moved!I am now using Wordpress to host my blog on Dragonflies & Damselflies of Singapore. Please click <a href="https://singaporeodonata.wordpress.com/">here</a> for future updates. Thanks!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">I got to know about GBRF only recently when Mr Tang Hung Bun, an odonata expert, shared with me a video (see below) of the Green Metalwing damselfly that he recorded at this place. He said that he enjoyed very much the dragonflies there.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">This got me excited and I requested Tony to do a recce there with the intention of organizing a formal macro outing for members of Nature Photographic Society, Singapore. So, 5 of us (Tony, Allan, Ong, Foong & I) set off early in the morning on 16 July 2011. It was about 7.30 am when we cleared the custom at Tuas second link. We drove towards Kluang and had our breakfast at a coffee shop called "老巴剎“. We reached GBRF at about 10.30 am. </span></div>
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After spending more than 3.5 hrs at this stream, we stopped for a short break at 2.30 pm where we ate breads as lunch that we bought at the coffee shop earlier. All of us were tired but happy with what we had photographed. As it was still early, we decided to walk further up the stream hoping to find more interesting subjects. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35390985.post-84112428613019563162011-07-20T00:16:00.006+08:002011-07-20T00:28:47.843+08:00Damselfly (26a) - Dysphaea DimidiataFamily : Euphaeidae<br />
Common Name : Black Velvetwing<br />
Status : Extinct<br />
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Dysphaea dimidiate is a large damselfly species, classified as extinct in Singapore. The males have dark purplish colour on its body and half of its wings but when seeing it from afar, it looks more like a black damselfly. The females are said to have brownish yellow marking on its thorax and they are rarely sighted in open areas. The males are normally found perching on rocks, branches or falling logs in clear forest streams. When doing a search in the internet, I could find a handful of male images but not a single image of the female.</div>
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My first sighting of a male was at <a href="http://sayhitoant.blogspot.com/2010/09/damselfly-dysphaea-dimidiata.html">Endau Rompin</a> in August 2010. My impression then was that it is a skirtish species but when we spotted it recently at Gunung Belumut Recreation Forest, it was fairly cooperative. Most of us managed to get some decent shots. I notice that the male likes to perch under hot sunlight. It would, sometimes, open and close its wings while perching as if to suntan its wings. When doing so, it really looks a little like a true dragonfly. </div>
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The female D. dimidiata was on my wishlist since last year but what I saw was totally unexpected. A female came from nowhere and suddenly my photography buddy suddenly shouted with excitement “Hey, they mate!”. I turned around and I saw the mating pair perching on an unattractive fallen branch not too far away from me. The lighting was harsh but guessing that the mating may not last long, I did not bother to get something to block the strong sunlight. True enough, the mating lasted only about 3 minutes. </div>
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Thereafter, the female submerged under the water for about 3 to 4 minutes to ovipositing while the male stayed above the log to guard from any disturbance by rival males. It is quite common to see female laying eggs above the waterline or at the waterline but this is the first that I saw egg laying below the waterline! Truely amazing!</div>
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Status : Uncommon<br />
Location : Gunung Belumut Recreational Forest, Johore<br />
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Status : Extinct</div>
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span">Common Name : Common Chaser</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span">Location : Jalan Bahar Wasteland, Tampines Eco Park</span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This species is classifed as common and widespread in Singapore. But strangely, this is my first sighting of a male, Potamarcha congener at a wasteland near Jalan Bahar. I have not seen anyone else photographing it except in Mr Tang Hung Bun's Book. A skittish species and I had to put on my 2xTC to get this record shot. It flew off after a few shots.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I saw my friend photographed this species, both male and female, at the recently opened Tampines Eco Park and decided to try my luck. To my surprise, there were quite a no. of males & females perching near 3 small ponds. The females were relatively cooperative and I am happy to get some decent shots.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The males were again skittish but I could approach a little closer this time compared to my first encounter. Still not a good shot but I am confident that I would get improvement shots when I visit Tampines Eco Park again! </div><br />
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</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35390985.post-35053863449936217682011-05-30T14:02:00.007+08:002011-05-30T19:38:42.527+08:00Damselfly (16b) - Amphicenis gracilis, Male<div style="text-align: justify;">I am happy to have finally photographed a male, Amphicenis gracilis. Typically of this species, it perched near a small pool of smelly muddy water under very dim surrounding. It was pretty tough shooting in such poor lighting condition especially this damselfly is highly sensitive to the use of flash. As such, most of my images are captured without flash such as this one:</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">See related posts:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://sayhitoant.blogspot.com/2009/06/damselfly-16-amphicnemis-gracilis.html">16 - Amphicenis gracilis</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://sayhitoant.blogspot.com/2011/03/damselfly-16a-amphicnemis-gracilis.html">16a - Improvement shots of a pretty immature female, A. gracilis</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35390985.post-46158520337619521852011-05-21T14:40:00.005+08:002011-06-03T01:19:58.051+08:00Dragonfly (6a) - Orchithemis pulcherrima, Male<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #4b6320; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">O. pulcherrima is a relatively small forest dragonfly species, classified as common and abundant. This species is interesting but confusing because of its many colour forms, sometimes related to age and sex as stated in Mr Tang Hung Bun’s book “Dragonflies of Singapore”. The males can appear in five different colours while the females have at least 3. Are they really common and abundant? Yes, but only the red form males are most commonly found in forested areas in Singapore. I have seen them at Venus Drive, Upper Seletar, Upper Peirce, Lornie Trail, Rifle Range, etc.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_bMpkcQKJaS0k8rinAyvPx_9BdAU-nyYlb4Xj8ReEkFeHV4GiDJTsKv2xmm4mSsWXpW4FZtrhLNKhFXW5ny7rXuVuTlGQXheuv25HosQijaP2an_-NycUjtOXnoBXqdFnEw2yA/s1600/IMG_3011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_bMpkcQKJaS0k8rinAyvPx_9BdAU-nyYlb4Xj8ReEkFeHV4GiDJTsKv2xmm4mSsWXpW4FZtrhLNKhFXW5ny7rXuVuTlGQXheuv25HosQijaP2an_-NycUjtOXnoBXqdFnEw2yA/s400/IMG_3011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;">(Red form male - most common)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;">The same cannot be said to the other 4 males. In particular, the dark form, black abdomen & brown adbomen in my opinion are uncommon and rare respectively. It took me almost 3 years to complete my collection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFbb08JovlmoD8rd11MsbwFszDync-WlYsv_z8TAxT-fq7pSbBUCKS6WzJxEfuUuYRttLAYMdzuIqQ7U_F1oCaj1vOYJrTTVZ-V70HuvWkKsUwUQnJ-CzQtLluQXr80TGPNzf8Q/s1600/IMG_5945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFbb08JovlmoD8rd11MsbwFszDync-WlYsv_z8TAxT-fq7pSbBUCKS6WzJxEfuUuYRttLAYMdzuIqQ7U_F1oCaj1vOYJrTTVZ-V70HuvWkKsUwUQnJ-CzQtLluQXr80TGPNzf8Q/s400/IMG_5945.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Dark form, black adbomen male - uncommon)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgODyG8_dN3EgbYq4X5jpV23p2T0dlRaxx026Pm6ANtPlWqJq1imxAc4wFnRDXcuTZKkYfOVPFfL3_8GqWnIKcZRRzq9vDIyaL_JOTiBnhmGjQ9pCxDE1HAbqeT45tVmLBhgo0xg/s1600/IMG_6072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgODyG8_dN3EgbYq4X5jpV23p2T0dlRaxx026Pm6ANtPlWqJq1imxAc4wFnRDXcuTZKkYfOVPFfL3_8GqWnIKcZRRzq9vDIyaL_JOTiBnhmGjQ9pCxDE1HAbqeT45tVmLBhgo0xg/s400/IMG_6072.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(Dark form, brown abdomen male - rare)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;">The <a href="http://sayhitoant.blogspot.com/2009/02/dragonfly-orchithemis-pulcherrima-male.html">females</a> have fewer colour forms. I have seen about 3 forms so far. I was fortunate to spot a mating pair at Lornie Trail not too long ago. Unlike most dragonflies which mate briefly and separated within a minute, this pair lasted about 5 minutes or so allowing me to take some decent shots.<br />
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I particularly like the striking red thorax of the immature female and it is on my wishlist to get some close-up shots of it.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcoCF8kd8GjwgKG_HUa584twWhmjBSkIYX0lTOHvn9-SdtJ0PNSwZ1tmiymZGylcMlMiBjQjh4wI2xJRZylxbNLwngIqZ-Nc-1rQ5vsUGZzhpnZWFjvOgnvE1bQ1kTK63bO7hqA/s1600/IMG_5044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcoCF8kd8GjwgKG_HUa584twWhmjBSkIYX0lTOHvn9-SdtJ0PNSwZ1tmiymZGylcMlMiBjQjh4wI2xJRZylxbNLwngIqZ-Nc-1rQ5vsUGZzhpnZWFjvOgnvE1bQ1kTK63bO7hqA/s200/IMG_5044.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A. gracilis is one of the most cooperative damselflies that I have seen. It usually stays on a particular spot for a long period of time. The difficulty in photographing this species is that it prefers to stay around dark surrounding area. That means we have to shoot this species in a very slow shutter speed eg. the side view close-up above was shot at 4 seconds despite using a high ISO 800!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Click <a href="http://sayhitoant.blogspot.com/2009/06/damselfly-16-amphicnemis-gracilis.html">here</a> for more information of this beautiful damselfly species.</div><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35390985.post-92175934551514562772011-01-21T21:51:00.005+08:002011-01-21T22:08:54.173+08:00Dragonfly (43) - Macromia cinctaFamily : Corduliidae<br />
Common Name : Stream Cruiser<br />
Status : Rare<br />
Location : Lornie Trail<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQOe0SjF-LvfGU-35dUQpgfqmuKaJXcIk4nipTDt-NjN3_LriI8FRzm-24W1mp0q0_iVhb4TrlRnNELO_B0xqwGt_RoXDE3WLlMbe2BBdCd17Od8UeHb-UBZ90yP_flvpr6W7Ow/s1600/Macromia+cincta+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQOe0SjF-LvfGU-35dUQpgfqmuKaJXcIk4nipTDt-NjN3_LriI8FRzm-24W1mp0q0_iVhb4TrlRnNELO_B0xqwGt_RoXDE3WLlMbe2BBdCd17Od8UeHb-UBZ90yP_flvpr6W7Ow/s320/Macromia+cincta+2.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the Book on Dragonflies of Singapore, this is a huge dragonfly which can be seen flying along forest trails near swampy areas. It is a rare species which is knowm to be found at MacRitchie Resevior.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">They have beautiful bluish-green eyes and there is an unmistakable whitish band on the side of its thorax.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I was glad to spot this dragonfly hanging on a tree branch when I went with 2 friends for odonata hunting at Lornie Trail yesterday. The eyes of this dragonfly are more bluish in colour and my guess was that it should be a female which was later correctly confirmed by Mr Tang. It was quite cooperative and I managed to take both the dorsal and side views. Unfortunately the sunlight was harsh and I couldn't get a good shot of the dorsal view ie. the bright branch in the background is quite distracting.<br />
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Having said that, I am still happy with what I have as it is my first dragonfly post in 2011! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35390985.post-75786607388347021302010-12-31T17:53:00.002+08:002010-12-31T17:55:27.632+08:00Summary of Odonata Collection in 2010!<div style="text-align: justify;">2010 was another fruitful year for me in photographing Odonata. I have added 17 new dragonfly and 8 damselfly species in my collection, many of which are classified as uncommon, rare, very rare or even extinct in Singapore. The breakdown is as follows:</div><br />
<strong><u>Dragonflies (17)</u></strong><br />
Common species = 4<br />
Uncommon species = 9<br />
Rare species = 2<br />
Critical Endangered = 1<br />
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<strong><u>Damselflies (8)</u></strong><br />
Uncommon species = 3<br />
Rare species = 1<br />
Very Rare species = 2<br />
Extinct in Singapore = 2 (photographed in Malaysia)<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">With that, I have collected a total of 74 odonata species so far, which represents 60% of 124 Singapore species. Looking forward to add more in Year 2011.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Wishing all a Happy New Year!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35390985.post-28882120132179500392010-12-03T14:36:00.005+08:002010-12-03T15:14:14.232+08:00Damselfly (32) - Platylestes heterostylusFamily : Lestidae<br />
Common name : Slender Sprendwing<br />
Status : Very Rare<br />
Location : Endau Rompin State Park<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">According to the Photographic Guide to Dragonflies of Singapore Book, Platylestes heterostylus was found in Singapore in 1960 - 1970's and was last recorded at Macritchie on 29 Aug 1980. It looks very much like <a href="http://sayhitoant.blogspot.com/2009/09/damselfly-19-lestes-praemorsus.html">Lestes praemorsus</a> except that its thorax is pale green in colour with dark spots instead of greyish-blue.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the past 30 years, it has never been sighted again and that may be the reason why there was no picture available (only drawing) in the abovementioned Dragonflies book. Although it was classified as very rare, it is highly possible that it may already been extinct in Singapore.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">When I photographed the above damselfly at Endau-Rompin State Park, it never occurred to me that it was a species that was previously recorded in Singapore. It was only when Noppadon makbun, an odonata expert from Thailand, advised me on its id. I was delighted that I had added another Singapore damselfly species in my collection.<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35390985.post-66531396475164136322010-11-26T00:15:00.005+08:002011-01-21T21:29:05.693+08:00Revisit Endau Rompin State Park (29 - 31 Oct 2010)<div style="text-align: justify;">Endau Rompin, straddling the Johor/Pahang border, is the second National Park in Malaysia, after Taman Negara. It covers an area of approximately 80,000 hectares of rich and exotic flora and fauna, encompassing the watershed of the rivers Endau and Rompin, from which it derives its name.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This was my third visit to Endau-Rompin State Park (ERSP), the first and second being more on a recce mission. Together with 3 Committee Members from <a href="http://npss.org.sg/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1">Nature Photographic Society of Singapore (NPSS)</a>, we organised a 3 days 2 night trip for 22 paid-up members.<br />
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Although ERSP is a huge place, we spent most of our shootings at only 3 small areas ie. a wetland, a forest stream outside ERSP and a 50-metre tall waterfall inside ERSP. <br />
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<u><strong>Wetland outside ERSP</strong></u><br />
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This wetland was about 10 minutes drive from the entrance of ERSP. Dragonflies and damselflies are quite plentiful here such as Diplacodes nebulosa, Nannophya pygmaea, a look-alike Lestes praemorsus, a look-alike Pseudagrion australasiae, etc.<br />
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</div>Personally, the most unusual species that I phographed at this wetland was a look-alike <a href="http://sayhitoant.blogspot.com/2009/09/damselfly-19-lestes-praemorsus.html">Lestes praemorsus</a>. Unlike the bluish-grey Lestes praemorus that we see in Singapore, it has a pale greenish outlook. Everything else such as size, appearance, habitat and its unique way of perching, are exactly the same as L. praemorsus. It was quite skittish and after a few shots, it flew off and disappeared. I have searched the internet but I could not find any image that matches this damselfly. So, if you know the ID, kindly let me know.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">There was another damselfly species that looks like our <a href="http://sayhitoant.blogspot.com/2010/08/damselfly-25-pseudagrion-australasiae.html">Pseudagrion australasiae</a>. The female looks no different but the thorax of the male is greenish blue in colour instead of light blue from the Singapore version. They were plentiful of this species here but it was difficult to get close to them when it was perching alone. It was only when they were in mating position that I could take some decent shots of them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The smallest dragonfly, Nannophya pygmaea, can also be found here. The males, immature males, females were all over the place and I believe most of us have some good shots of them. I managed to get an improvement shot of an immature male.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">There was a small forest stream just 5 minutes drive from the above wetland where we found quite a no. of uncommon damselfly species. These include Dysphaea dimidiata, Libellago aurantiaca, Vestalis amoena, Prodasineur humeralis, Prodasineura interrupta, Rhinagrion macrocephalum, Elattoneura analis, Sundacypha petiolata, etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">My most precious find has to be the Sundacypha petiolata. It is an uncommon forest species that cannot be found in Singapore. It likes to perch lowly just above the stream water under the shaded forest canopy. Lighting was not ideal but this species was very cooperative.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rhinagrion macrocephalum is one of the most colourful damselfies that I have seen so far. My first encounter of this species was at Panti Forest about 6 months ago. I was happy to find it here and this time I got a better shot of it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Common Name : Mangrove Marshal<br />
Status : Rare<br />
Location : Punggol Forest<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">According to the Singapore Dragonflies Book, this is a rare mangrove dragonfly species spotted only at Pulau Ubin, Mandai & Lim Chu Kang. The male has a black thorax & abdomen with dull greenish blue eyes. Females are said to have olive-coloured thorax.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">During this morning's macro outing with many of my friends at Punggol forest, we were lucky to spot 2 males at a small muddy stream. The surrounding was quite dark and this species preferred to perch lowly just above the water making it difficult to shoot. Fortunately, it was quite cooperative allowing us to take some record shots. <br />
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From the dorsal view, it looks like a bigger version of <a href="http://sayhitoant.blogspot.com/2010/08/dragonfly-37-chalybeothemis-fluviatilis.html">Chalybeothemis fluviatilis</a>. I hope I did not identify this species wrongly.</div><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35390985.post-58245414418540107262010-10-06T18:47:00.007+08:002010-10-06T18:56:16.779+08:00Damselfly (31) - Libellago StigmatizansFamily : Chlorocyphidae<br />
Common Name : Orange-faced Gem<br />
Status : Extinct in Singapore<br />
Location : Panti Forest, Johor<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Libellago Stigmatizans is one of the 4 Libellago species in Singapore. While the other 3 species can still be found locally, L. Stigmatizans is classified as “probably extinct” in Singapore. The male has turquoise-blue and black markings on its thorax with interesting bright orange coloration between its eyes. The female has similar colours of the other 3 Libellago species which is greyish black in colour.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Two males were spotted in a stream about 2 to 3 metres wide, at Panti Forest (Johor, Malaysia) where the water was swift moving but quite muddy. They were flying non-stop and engaged in territorial fights. Occasionally, one would perch near the water surface but the next moment, you would see the 2nd one attacking it and they started fighting in mid-air again. Under such situation, shooting them with a tripod proved to be near impossible. So, I released my camera from the tripod, set to full flash mode and my target was to get both males fighting in the air in a single frame.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As the stream water was almost at knee-level high, I could not squat down as it would wet my backside. Standing would not be able to get close enough to the damselflies, so I had to blend down quite a little like an old man. It was tiring shooting in this position as I had to move where the damsels moved. I had to take a break every 5 minutes or so. This went on for the next half an hour and despite my hard work I failed to get the shots I wanted. I could only manage some flight shots of individual males as a consolation.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Initially, I tried using manual focus but my hands were not fast enough. Autofocus works better for me in this condition. I am likely to visit Panti Forest in the near future and I hope to meet the female in my next visit there.</div><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35390985.post-53324894135467468552010-09-30T19:38:00.010+08:002010-10-06T19:03:47.767+08:00Behaviours of Libellago Lineata<div style="text-align: justify;">I was fortunate to witness some interesting behaviours of Libellago Lineata recently. I saw a few pairs of males involving in territorial fights on separate occasions. When they fight, the two males would confront and face one another in mid air. They hover a few seconds and make forward movements but without contact. Usually, one would flee the area after a minute or so but it would come back shortly to challenge the temporary winning male again until the utimate victor is declared!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The winning male has the right of the territory usually within a small area of not more than 3 metres. I was told that female Lineata normally perch high up in trees and would come down to find a mate when they are ready to do so. I have seen 3 mating pairs within 2 days and what was interesting is that unlike other damselflies where they usually mate for a long period (sometime in hours), Lineata only mates for about 20 to 30 seconds! Within such a short period of mating time, getting a good shot at it depends alot on luck. I only managed to shoot about 20 shots from the 3 mating pairs add together, most of which are not of the best quality but I am happy to have finally got a good record mating shot of this species. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Based on my observation, the ovipositing process takes about 15 to 30 minutes. During this period, the male will guard the ovipositing female from the disturbance by rival males by perching very nearby. The female does not lay its eggs on a fixed spot, it would crawl usually forward as they ovipositing. Sometimes they would fly away for a second or two but return to the perch. During this egg laying process, there are good apportunities to shoot both the male and females in a single frame ie. side by side, back to back, facing each other, etc.</div><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35390985.post-51206357676417518442010-09-24T14:24:00.009+08:002010-10-06T19:01:26.148+08:00Damselfly (30) - Libellago LineataFamily : Chlorocyphidae<br />
Common Name : Golden Gem<br />
Status : Rare<br />
Location : Lower Pierce Reservior<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">According to the The Singapore Dragonflies Book, this Golden Gem has only been recorded at Mandai forest stream. The male has a similar thorax of <a href="http://sayhitoant.blogspot.com/2009/12/damselfly-22-libellago-hyalina.html">Libellago Hyalina</a> but it can be easier distinuished with its golden-yellow markings on the first 5-6 abdominal segments and black colour from segment 7-10. The female is said to be bigger with greyish & dark marking on its thorax and abdomen.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The above damselfly was spotted perching on a dry twig near the edge of Lower Peirce Reservior. For afar, based on at its colour and size, it looked like a female L. Hyalina to me. But when I moved closer, I got the feeling that it could be a juvenile male L. Hyalina. It was quite cooperative acutally but I could photograph only 3 shots due to my carelessness. My tripod touched the twig accidentally when I moved closer causing it to shake violently. It flew away and disappeared into nowhere! I searched high and low for the next 20 mins or so but I could not locate it.<br />
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I seek Mr Tang's advice on its id and he told me that this could be a juvenile male, L. Lineata. It doesn't quite look like what was described above as its colours have not fully developed yet. A great find accordingly to him as it means that this species can be found elsewhere other than in Mandai forest. He asked me for the exact location which I obliged as he wanted to study this species further. I shall visit this place again with the hope of shooting the adult species soon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<em>Afternote : I revisited this morning and was rewarded with this shot below. The striking yellowish orange colour of this beautiful damselfly is particularly attractive to me.</em><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This is a rare forest species which prefers to perch under shaded areas. The male has dark thorax and abdomen. Abdominal segments 2-4 are powdery bluish-white. It looks very similar to the dark form of male <a href="http://sayhitoant.blogspot.com/2009/02/dragonfly-orchithemis-pulcherrima-male.html">Orchithemis Pulcherrima</a> except that O. Pruinans is slighter larger and its abdomen is thinner and longer. The white marking of O. Pulcherrima covers only the second and third segments of its abdomen. The female is said to be brown in colour which has not been recorded in Singapore.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This male was spotted recently at Upper Peirce forest. I have originally thought that it was an uncommon dark form male O. Pulcherrima, which I was glad to add to my collection. Little did I know that it was actually a rare O. Pruinans making me even happier! It is an easy subject to photograph as it stays at the fixed spot for a long period. Even if it flew away, it would return or perch very nearby. The only problem is the poor lighting as it always choose a shaded area to perch. I saw quite a no. of them around the vincinity but I am unsure whether they were O. Pulcherrima or O. Pruinans now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><span id="goog_1317520475"></span><span id="goog_1317520476"><em>Reference : A photographic guide on Dragonflies of Singapore.</em><br />
</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35390985.post-75945874412546281262010-09-19T12:15:00.008+08:002010-09-24T22:44:49.176+08:00Damselfly (29) - Pseudagrion Pruinosum ( 赤斑蟌)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Family : Coenagrionidae</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Common Name : Grey Sprite</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Status : Uncommon forest species</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Location : Panti Forest, Malaysia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This uncommon damselfly was first recorded in Singapore in 1997. The male has a pale greyish blue thorax with brown eyes. A middle-sized species with a relatively long abdomen. The female is said to be quite different from the male in that it has an olive-green eyes and thorax. The male is not really an attractive species in my view but what is quite unique about it, is that it has an unmistakeable orange-brown face. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This male P. Pruinosum was spotted in a grass patch near an open small stream in Panti Forest, Johor. A cooperative species that allowed me to get a close-up side view. I should have taken a frontal close-up showing its unique orange face. I wish I could spot this species, both the males and female, in Singapore soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Reference : A photographic guide to the Dragonflies of Singapore</em><br />
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</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35390985.post-68944409113987381942010-09-15T19:26:00.013+08:002010-10-21T15:17:10.460+08:00Damselfly (28) - Agriocnemis NanaFamily : Coenagrionidae<br />
Common Name : Dwarf Wisp<br />
Status : Very rare<br />
Location : Lornie Trail<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This is the smallest damselfly in Singapore, a very rare species. It is about 2 cm, slightly smaller than <a href="http://sayhitoant.blogspot.com/2009/01/damselfly-agriocnemis-femina.html">Agriocnemis Femina</a>. The thorax and abdomen of the male are blue in colour with black markings. It looks like a smaller version of the male <a href="http://sayhitoant.blogspot.com/2009/02/damselfly-pseudagrion-microcephalum.html">Pseudagrion Microcephalum</a>. The female has a greenish yellow with black marking thorax, more attractive than the male, in my opinion.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I spotted this tiny female at Lornie Trail this morning. After I took a single shot, a female dragonfly (<a href="http://sayhitoant.blogspot.com/2009/03/dragonfly-11-acisoma-panorpoides-family.html">Acisoma Panorpoides</a>) suddenly came and preyed on it! The dragonfly ate so fast that within a few minutes, my precious damselfly species was gone. My friend found another female nearby but before we could capture it, it flew away. As this species was very small in size, it was extremely difficult to re-locate it. A real pity that I did not photograph this species well :-( </div><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35390985.post-19374828259713408462010-09-11T12:25:00.013+08:002010-09-11T16:45:45.912+08:00Dragonflies & Damselflies @ Endau-Rompin National Park<div style="text-align: justify;">After a 3 days 2 nights landscape photography trip at mersing from 28 - 30 August 2010, Allan, Tony & I extended a day trip to Endau-Rompin National Park to shoot macro. There were quite a no. of damselflies and dragonflies here and these are some that I managed to capture on pixars.<br />
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</div><a href="http://sayhitoant.blogspot.com/2010/09/damselfly-podasineura-interrupta.html">Podasineura Interrupta</a><br />
<a href="http://sayhitoant.blogspot.com/2010/09/damselfly-dysphaea-dimidiata.html">Dysphaea Dimidiata</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35390985.post-28728991025445145612010-09-08T17:48:00.007+08:002010-09-08T19:42:13.961+08:00Dragonfly (41) - Nesoxenia Lineata<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Family : Libellulidae<br />
Common Name : Striped Grenadier<br />
Status : Uncommon forest species<br />
Location : Lornie Trail<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">According to the "Singapore Dragonfly Book", this is an uncommon forest species which has been recorded only in MacRichie Reservior and Kent Ridge. It looks quite similar to <a href="http://sayhitoant.blogspot.com/2009/02/dragonfly-agrionoptera-insignis-family.html">Agrionoptera Insignis</a> especially from the side view. My way of differiating these 2 species are (1) N. Lineata is slightly smaller than A. Insignis; (2) the dorsum of the thorax of N. Lineata is pale blue in colour; (3) for N. Lineata, only abdominal segments 6-8 are red in colour while the abdomen of A. Insignis is red throughout. From the dorsal view, it also looks a little like the male <a href="http://sayhitoant.blogspot.com/2009/01/dragonfly-agrionoptera-sexlineata-male.html">Agrionoptera Sexlineata</a>.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This was spotted along Lornie Trail just after the golf link, my first sighting. It perched quite high up on a twig and I had to fully stretch the tripod on the board walk in order to get an eye level shot. It stayed there for a long period without moving abit except glancing at me occasionally while I took pictures of it. I wanted to get a dorsal view but it was too high up for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35390985.post-65669838608644000892010-09-06T01:13:00.003+08:002010-09-06T01:25:36.589+08:00Dragonfly (40) - Urothemis SignataFamily : Libellulidae<br />
Common Name : Scarlet Basker<br />
Status : Common<br />
Location : Lornie Trail<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This is another common dragonfly but my first sighting was only recently at Lornie Trail. The eyes, thorax and abdomen are all red in colour. From the dorsal view, there are 2 black marks near the abdomen tip. I may have seen this species before and mistaken it as <a href="http://sayhitoant.blogspot.com/2009/02/dragonfly-crocothemis-servilia-family.html">Crocothemis Servilia</a>. Both are all red in colour and you need to take a closer look to differentiate them.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhynHznSE8S2GURXvXMEr_kKl-yvoaCTPM0-nQJcC96_mujPiuKmP8QWK1VAxUZJ0jX7rAYf84Pj0j5Gfob3HtedtogSWefzta-UjJ20FPN_tdnrkARpo5p71AWOpjl7MNyCUTxww/s1600/IMG_2731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhynHznSE8S2GURXvXMEr_kKl-yvoaCTPM0-nQJcC96_mujPiuKmP8QWK1VAxUZJ0jX7rAYf84Pj0j5Gfob3HtedtogSWefzta-UjJ20FPN_tdnrkARpo5p71AWOpjl7MNyCUTxww/s400/IMG_2731.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Male - Lornie Trail, 25 Aug 2010)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>There were quite a no. of them flying near the reservior edge and a few of them appeared to enjoy perching under the hot sunlight. I was lucky to find one that perched comfortably under a shaded tree which made it easier for me to shoot. The female is said to be light yellow brown in colour which I hope to see one soon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35390985.post-41430249078086768462010-09-04T22:16:00.004+08:002010-09-26T12:24:07.247+08:00Dragonfly (39) - Gynacantha SubinterruptaFamily : Aeshnidae<br />
Common Name : Dingy Duskhawker<br />
Status : Uncommon forest species<br />
Location : Tagore Forest<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0fM74-SyHjL4ELNY1_ljLeNmJyct1RmDT7eLinH0yBdx4u7wLrNICLUZf4tSgwt_8o1iwgYNZ5lkK9D5mbEfKaQjNuRRvhNOJdeD2i0wzKdO5mopHmClA8zXzZi3hvvRZ9blFQ/s1600/IMG_3932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0fM74-SyHjL4ELNY1_ljLeNmJyct1RmDT7eLinH0yBdx4u7wLrNICLUZf4tSgwt_8o1iwgYNZ5lkK9D5mbEfKaQjNuRRvhNOJdeD2i0wzKdO5mopHmClA8zXzZi3hvvRZ9blFQ/s320/IMG_3932.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This uncommon species is large in size with an unique and attractive turquoish green eyes. The male has a green thorax with green and blue markings on the base of its abdomen. There is a distinct, dark T-shaped mark on the supper surface of the frons.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This was my first sighting of this dragonfly at the forested area in Tagore Drive this morning. My first impression was that it should be a <a href="http://sayhitoant.blogspot.com/2009/01/dragonfly-gynacantha-dohrni-male-4-jan.html">Gynacantha Dohrni</a> as both look so similar in terms of size, colours and design. I had seen G. Dohrni about 2 to 3 times at Venus Drive more than a year ago and, if I recalled correctly, G. Subinterrupta should be slightly bigger in size than G. Dohrni.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This dragonfly perched on a small tree trunk near a fast flowing stream. The surrounding was quite dim under the forest canopy making it difficult to photograph. Although I could only manage some records shots on the dorsal view and some close-up shots of it, I am happy to have added this species to my collection. There are many small branches and leaves surrounding the perch and when I tried to clear them away hoping to get some side view shots, it flew away and disappeared into the forest.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<em>Afternote : I joined the <a href="http://npssimog.blogspot.com/">Informal Macro Outing Group</a> at Thanggam forest yesterday. My friend, Allan Lee, found a uncommon dragonfly and knowing that I like to collect dragonflies, he kindly offer me to shoot. The surrounding was quite dim and it was difficult to identify its id there. Mr Tang later confirmed that it was a female G. Subinterrupta which looks similar to the male except for its duller colours.</em> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35390985.post-84823206705923031062010-09-03T01:29:00.003+08:002010-09-03T01:35:40.841+08:00Damselfly (27) - Podasineura InterruptaFamily : Protoneuridae<br />
Common Name : Interrupted Threadtail<br />
Status : Uncommon forest species<br />
Location : Endau-Rompin Natural Park, Malaysia<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This is an uncommon damselfly that frequents dark forest streams. In Singapore, it can only be found in Central Catchment and Bukit Timah Nature Reserves but I have not seen one here yet. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">My first encounter with this species was at Panti forest, Malaysia but I didn't get any shots of it as I was busy shooting other species. This was my 2nd sighting and it was spotted recently at a stream in Endau-Rompin National Park. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxnFC6XTWraCWckla8frmoDrIcdMtNYyPAZIgvs9eo4fPOvqUk_xBIULAqAQpx7u91hD-PN97QyopvVXjzUFqA0NcAsyoQKt9bDiAnWQpeMvquv5Pcgm3xPM8GpoXelQcyAzzew/s1600/IMG_3821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxnFC6XTWraCWckla8frmoDrIcdMtNYyPAZIgvs9eo4fPOvqUk_xBIULAqAQpx7u91hD-PN97QyopvVXjzUFqA0NcAsyoQKt9bDiAnWQpeMvquv5Pcgm3xPM8GpoXelQcyAzzew/s400/IMG_3821.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Side view - 31 Aug 2010)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The thorax of the male has nice bright blue bands on it as seen in the above image. The upper part of the eyes is black and blue colour at the bottom half.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHMwSHsjB2wF0QXFguBQHn-Otw9TNLHY4ldQbx4RpdOdBPGPS22ksmWfRe2cqUtRCBan-sn8kwnDXjctMM9e7KbBaAJ8OmpK2wDYRxiT6oVdj1rvj6E0NWdzq5qGdq6CWR58fUg/s1600/IMG_3825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHMwSHsjB2wF0QXFguBQHn-Otw9TNLHY4ldQbx4RpdOdBPGPS22ksmWfRe2cqUtRCBan-sn8kwnDXjctMM9e7KbBaAJ8OmpK2wDYRxiT6oVdj1rvj6E0NWdzq5qGdq6CWR58fUg/s400/IMG_3825.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Dorsal view - 31 Aug 2010)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">One way to identify this species is to check the distinctive blue dorsal markings on it abdominal segments 9-10. Also, there are two blue marks on the head near the eyes. I hope to meet one in Singapore soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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