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Blue-spotted Flatwing

vids — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 04:38:07 +0000

Podolestes orientalis, commonly known as the Blue-spotted Flatwing, is a species of damselfly found in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. It is distinguished from most damselflies by its habit of resting with its wings spread open horizontally, a trait more typical of dragonflies

Location: Ulu Sembawang – October 2022

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Coeliccia octogesima

vids — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 04:32:38 +0000

Coeliccia octogesima, commonly known as the Telephone Sylvan, is a forest-dwelling damselfly found in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. It belongs to the family Platycnemididae, often referred to as “featherlegs”.

Location: Macritchie Reservoir – Dec 2025

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Variable Wisp

vids — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 04:13:11 +0000

The Variable Wisp (Agriocnemis femina), also known as the pinhead wisp, is one of the smallest damselfly species in Southeast Asia. It is famous for its dramatic color changes as it matures, which can make identification difficult

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Common Bluetail – Tropical Bluetail

vids — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 10:33:10 +0000

Ischnura senegalensis, commonly known as the Common Bluetail, Tropical Bluetail, or Senegal Golden Dartlet, is a small, widespread damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is known for its high tolerance to various environmental conditions, including salt and pollution

Location: Chinese Garden – Dec 2025

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Blue-tailed Damselfly

vids — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 10:30:06 +0000

The Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans) is one of the most common and widespread damselflies in Europe and parts of Asia. It is known for its remarkable adaptability, often inhabiting garden ponds, slow-moving rivers, and even polluted or brackish waters

Location: Chinese Garden, Dec 2025

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Blue Riverdamsel

vids — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 13:15:50 +0000

The blue riverdamsel, Pseudagrion microcephalum is a common species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is also known as the blue sprite and blue grass dart. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Pseudagrion microcephalum

Lornie PCN, Dec 2025

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Orange-faced Sprite

vids — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 12:14:57 +0000

Scientific name: Pseudagrion rubriceps

Pseudagrion is the largest genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, with over 140 species. Its range includes most of Africa, much of Asia, and Australia. Africa holds most of the diversity with almost 100 species. Wikipedia

Location: Upper Seletar Reservoir – Feb 2024

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Prodasineura verticalis humeralis

vids — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 13:58:50 +0000

Prodasineura verticalis is a damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. It is commonly known as the red-striped black bambootail or black bambootail.

Prodasineura verticalis humeralis commonly known as Orange-striped Threadtail

Location: Lornie PCN – Feb 2024

Thanks, Lumin Ong ( Dragonflies of Singapore ) for the ID

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Collared Threadtail

vids — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 11:34:54 +0000

Prodasineura, the Asian threadtails, is a genus of damselflies in the family Protoneuridae. Wikipedia

Restricted & Uncommon. Endangered

Location: Upper Seletar Reservoir – August 2022

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Common Flashwing

vids — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:01:40 +0000

Spotted this relatively large damselfly at Windsor Nature Park, near the forest stream.

Vestalis is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae. The genus contains the following species: Vestalis amabilis Lieftinck, 1965 Vestalis amaryllis Lieftinck, 1965 Vestalis … Wikipedia

Scientific Name: Vestalis amethystina

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