Dragonflies
Last Updated on 23 July 2024
The Odonata order, comprising the dragonflies and damselflies, are ancient creatures that have existed alongside the dinosaurs hundreds of millions of years ago.
These flying insects are very easy to miss while marching along the trails, but if we were to just stand still for a while, we will be able to spot these attractive buzzing flies and enjoy their dazzling colourful displays.
We hope to be able to encounter all 130 species of dragonflies and damselflies that inhabit our tiny isle. Here are just a few that we have stalked along the way.
Blue Dasher (Brachydiplax chalybea)
Sighted: Botanic Gardens, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Common Scarlet – female (Crocothemis servilia)
Sighted: Botanic Gardens, Lakeside Garden
Common Scarlet – male (Crocothemis servilia)
Sighted: Lakeside Garden
Wandering Pennant (Macrodiplax cora)
Sighted: Jelutong Tower
Common Parasol (Neurothemis fluctuans)
Sighted: Botanic Gardens, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Common Flangetail (Ictinogomphus decoratus)
Sighted: Gardens By The Bay, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Variegated Green Skimmer (Orthetrum sabina)
Sighted: Gardens By The Bay, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Crimson Dropwing – male (Trithemis aurora)
Sighted: Windsor Nature Park
Crimson Dropwing – female (Trithemis aurora)
Sighted: Windsor Nature Park
Indigo Dropwing (Trithemis festiva)
Sighted: Jurong Eco-Garden
Dancing Dropwing (Trithemis pallidinervis)
Sighted: Upper Peirce Reservoir Park
Scarlet Basker (Urothemis signata)
Sighted: Botanic Gardens
Scarlet Grenadier (Lathrecista asiatica)
Sighted: Windsor Nature Park
Scarlet Skimmer (Orthetrum testaceum)
Sighted: Dairy Farm Nature Park
Common Blue Skimmer (Orthetrum glaucum)
Sighted: Windsor Nature Park
Yellow-barred Flutterer (Rhyothemis phyllis)
Sighted: Botanic Gardens, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Bronze Flutterer (Rhyothemis obsolescens)
Sighted: Jelutong Tower
Spine-tufted Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysis)
Sighted: Jurong Eco-Garden, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Windsor Nature Park
Common Redbolt (Rhodothemis rufa)
Sighted: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Common Flashwing (Vestalis amethystina)
Sighted: MacRitchie Reservoir Park
Blue Sprite (Pseudagrion Microcephalum)
Sighted: MacRitchie Reservoir Park
Crescent Threadtail (Prodasineura notostigma)
Sighted: Windsor Nature Park
