| damselflies 1 | damselflies 2 | dragonflies 1 | dragonflies 2 |
Chiang Mai is reported to have more dragonflies and damselflies than any other province in Thailand with over 190 species. This page has damselflies: to see dragonflies or more damselflies click on the links above.
| Coenagrionidae | Argiocnemis | Agriocnemis | Aciagrion | Coenagrionidae |
| Ceriagrion | Mortonagrion | Pseudagrion | Ischnura | |
| Platycnemididae | Calicnemia | Copera | Coeliccia | |
| Calopterygidae | Neurobasis | Vestalis | Mnais | Matrona |
| Euphaeidae | Euphaea | Anisopleura |
Coenagrionidae
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| Argiocnemis rubescens rubeola female | Argiocnemis rubescens rubeola male, red phase. Widespread and common all year. | this one has just caught a small fly | ||||||||||||||||||
| Agriocnemis | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| male Agriocnemis femina | female Agriocnemis probably | Agriocnemis femina male | ?Agriocnemis sp. female | |||||||||||||||||
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| probably a female Agriocnemis | probably a female Agriocnemis | probably nothing at all | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aciagrion | Mortonagrion | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Aciagrion pallidum | Aciagrion pallidum, widespread and common dry-season species | Mortonagrion aborense female | ||||||||||||||||||
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Coenagrionidae sp. female |
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| Ceriagrion species | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| it's dog eat dog out there- well damselfly eat damselfly | Ceriagrion indochinense | |||||||||||||||||||
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Ceriagrion sp. female |
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| Ceriagrion sp. pair | Ceriagrion sp. male | Ceriagrion sp. female | Ceriagrion auranticum | |||||||||||||||||
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| Ceriagrion auranticum female | Ceriagrion fallax | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Pseudagrion pruinosum supposed to be common but it's the first time I've seen it | Pseudagrion pruinosum | |||||||||||||||||||
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Pseudagrion ?pruinosum in copula |
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Pseudagrion rubriceps in copula widespread Apr-Dec |
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| Pseudagrion rubriceps male | Pseudagrion rubriceps male | Pseudagrion rubriceps male | Pseudagrion rubriceps pair | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pseudagrion microcephalum or australasia male | Pseudagrion, probably australiasae | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Calicnemia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Calicnemia imitans female |
Calicnemia erythyomelas Platycnemididae montane up to 1700m |
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| Copera species | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Copera marginipes common throughout the year | Copera ciliata female | Copera marginipes in copula | Copera marginipes pair | |||||||||||||||||
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Copera marginipes |
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Copera ciliata widespread lowland species found all year |
juvenile Copera sp. | Copera ciliata female | ||||||||||||||||||
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| .. and put Kenny G on nice and low ... (this row all Copera species) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Copera sp. female | Copera sp. female | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coeliccia species | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coeliccia didyma common in the south, less so in the north | Coeliccia didyma | Coeliccia loogali | ||||||||||||||||||
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Coeliccia sp. |
Coeliccia marginipes | Coeliccia loogali | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Coeliccia poungyi female uplands all year |
Coeliccia poungyi female |
Coeliccia chromothorax common in northern mountains Mar-Dec | Coeliccia chromothorax | |||||||||||||||||
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| Coeliccia loogali | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Neurobasis chinensis Widespread, common all year | Neurobasis chinensis | Neurobasis chinensis | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Vestalis gracilis | Vestalis gracilis male | perhaps Vestalis smaragdina Northern montane species, flies September to February | Vestalis sp. female | |||||||||||||||||
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| Vestalis gracilis | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mnais andersoni male (hyaline winged) Northern mountains Feb-July |
Mnais andersoni male (orange winged) |
Mnais andersoni male | Mnais andersoni female | |||||||||||||||||
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| Mnais yunosukei, rare montane species on Doi Inthanon (female left, centre and right male; thanks to Matti Hamalainen for leading me to it | Calopterygid, difficult to say which | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Matrona nigripectus Montane species found only in Chiang Mai area late in the year (male centre pictures) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Matrona nigripectus male found in Chiang Mai June-Dec | Matrona nigripectus female | |||||||||||||||||||
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| female Euphaeid, Euphaea masoni or ochracea | Euphaea masoni male widespread and common all year | Euphaea sp. female | Anisopleura furcata female | |||||||||||||||||
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| Anisopleura furcata |
Euphaea masoni male again |
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Many thanks to Nick Donnelly and Matti Hamalainen for supplying most of the id's
For identifying species I find the most useful source is M. Hamalainen & Amnuay Pinratana: Atlas of the Dragonflies of Thailand. However, as I don't collect specimens, many of the id's are tentative.
Last modified 27 Nov 01 (2)