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Aug 9 2011

Lornie / Golf Link Trail – A dragonfly heaven!

I used to think that Venus Drive is the best place to hunt for dragonflies & damselflies.  I was wrong after my first visit to Lornie / Golf Link Trail on 14 Aug 2010.  Since then, I have been there for more than 10 times.  So far, I have seen or photographed a total of 13 damselfly species & 27 dragonfly species which represents almost one-third of Singapore species!  Most of them can be found at the edge of MacRitchie Reservior along Golf Link Trail as well as the forested areas along the Boardwalk towards Jelutong Tower.

(Golf Link Trail)

Damselflies

  1. Vestalis amethystina (Common Flashwing)
  2. Euphaea impar (Blue-sided Stainwing)
  3. Lestes praemorsus (Crenulated Spreadwing)
  4. Agriocnemis femina (Variable Wisp)
  5. Agriocnemis nana (Dwarf Wisp)
  6. Amphicnemis gracilis (Will-o-wisp)
  7. Archibasis viola (Violet Sprite)
  8. Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (Ornate Coraltail)
  9. Ischnura senegalensis (Common Bluetail)
  10. Onychargia atrocyana (Shorttail)
  11. Pseudagrion australasiae (Look-alike Sprite)
  12. Pseudagrion microcephalum (Blue Sprite)
  13. Prodasineura notostigma (Crescent Threadtail)

Dragonflies

  1. Ictnogomphus decoratus melaenops (Common Flangetail)
  2. Macrogomphus quadratus (Forktail)
  3. Epophthalmia vittigera (Pond Cruiser)
  4. Macromia cincta (Stream Cruiser)
  5. Acisoma panorpoides (Trumpet Tail)
  6. Aethriamanta eathra (Blue Adjudant)
  7. Aethriamanta brevipennis (Scarlet Adjudant)
  8. Aethriamanta gracilis (Pond Adjutant)
  9. Agrionoptera insignis (Grenadier)
  10. Camacinia gigantea (Sultan)
  11. Chalybeohemis fluviatilis (Green-eyed Percher)
  12. Cratilla metallica (Dark-tipped Forest-skimmer)
  13. Diplacodes nebulosa (Black-tipped Percher)
  14. Indothemis limbata (Restless Demon)
  15. Macrodiplax cora (Coastal Glider)
  16. Nesoxenia lineata (Striped Grenadier)
  17. Neurothemis fluctuans (Common Parasol)
  18. Orchithemis pulcherrima (Variable Sentinel)
  19. Orthetrum sabina (Variegated Green Skimmer)
  20. Pseudothemis jorina (Banded Skimmer)
  21. Rhyothemis obsolescens (Bronze Flutterer)
  22. Rhyothemis phyllis (Yellow-Barred Flutterer)
  23. Rhyothemis triangularis (Sapphire Flutter)
  24. Tholymis tillarga (White-barred Duskhawk)
  25. Trithemis pallidinervis (Dancing Dropwing)
  26. Tyriobapta torrida (Treehugger)
  27. Urothemis signata insignata (Scarlet Basker)