libellago phaeton

There are plenty of odonates I have only seen once and would dearly like to see again. Libellago phaeton of Borneo is one of them.

libellago celebensis

Adding my odonata list to inaturalist during the lock down and came across this little beauty, Libellago celebensis, from Lore Lindu NP in 2017.

sarasaeschna niisatoi

One of the many highlights of the Odonatours trip to Vietnam. Sarasaeschna niisatoi, Pia Oac, Vietnam (20180605).

 

limnetron debile

Limnetron debile. Campestre de Salinas (from REGUA). (20190209).

 

heliaeschna filostyla

Heliaeschna filostyla. I got lucky in Sulawesi when this was flushed by one of my clients and landed right in front of me briefly. Celebes Canyon Road, South Sulawesi (20170406).

Cephalaeschna aipishishi

Not many photographs of this species on the web. Cephalaeschna aipishishi, one of Tom Kompier's many new species from Vietnam. (Sa Pa, Vietnam, 20180618).

Pinheyschna rileyi

 

There appear to be few images of this species on the web. (Matamba, Tanzania, 20130113).

leucodonta bicoloria

I finally bagged my first Leucodonta bicoloria this week at Killeröd, this has been much-anticipated and was long overdue.

Endromis versicolora - Kentish glory

I finally managed to catch Endromis this week, a superb monotypic moth.

Zygonoides lachesis

Zygonoides lachesis, Le Relais de la Reine, Madagascar. 20151113.

Nannophya australis

Nannophya australis, one of the highlights of our wildfire-affected recce in southern Queensland in December.

Crenigomphus kavangoensis

Crenigomphus kavangoensis, one of the gomphid highlights of our recent trip to Namibia with Odonatours.

oxythemis phoenicosceles

Pepperpants or Oxythemis phoenicosceles, easily the best libellulid in Africa. (Bigodi Swamp, Uganda).

Paragomphus cataractae

The stunning Paragomphus cataractae at the rapids on the Zambezi near Katima Mulilio.

Libellago stigmatizans

Sparring male Libellago stigmatizans near Bekok, Malaysia.

Aethiothemis solitaria

One of the highlights of our day at Popa Falls (Namibia) was a scattering of this nice libellulid, Aethiothemis solitaria.

paragomphus sabicus

The awesome Paragomphus sabicus seen on a recent visit to Rundu in Namibia.

Austrocordulia refracta

We were very pleased to find a hanging Austrocordulia refracta during a visit to Carnarvon Gorge in Queensland in December.

Crenigomphus cornutus

It took four visits to the Zambezi rapids near Katima Mulilo in NE Namibia to finally connect with Crenigomphus cornutus on our recent trip to the country.

Lestinogomphus angustus

My recent tour to Namibia was all about gomphids, not many species but some very special species encountered. Lestinogomphus (angustus) was a new genus for me at Rundu.

Telephlebia undia

One of the real highlights of our recent trip to Carnarvon Gorge (Queensland) was a brief encounter with Telephlebia undia. A bad photo but there are few of these on the web.

Red-tailed racer (Gonyosoma oxycephalum)

This glorious snake red-tailed racer (Gonyosoma oxycephalum) appeared in front of us at Endau-Rompin NP in Malaysia during the summer.

gomphomacromia paradoxa

Just five species of odonate recorded on a recent mammal trip to Chile but they were all new! The commonest species was the superb Gomphomacromia paradoxa, recorded at various sites in Patagonia.

platypus

It has taken a few trips to finally get a decent image of duck-billed platypus but I am almost happy with this one. Several animals were active during the midday period at Broken River (Eungella NP) in December. This animal has an interesting relationship with light...