Onychothemis coccinea Lieftinck, 1953 橙黃蜻蜓

Golden Dragonfly
Found in Asia: China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia
Sub-Order: ANISOPTERA Super-Family: LIBELLULOIDEA Family: LIBELLULIDAE
Photographed and text by : Wong          Region : Sabah, Malaysia

Onychothemis coccinea (Lieftinck, 1953)

A teneral male Onychothemis coccinea (Lieftinck, 1953)

Photographed : 18th March 2007

A teneral male Onychothemis coccinea big compound eyes and three small single-lens ocellis eyes.

A Onychothemis coccinea secondary genitalia at second segment. Sperm is moved from the first genitalia into this secondary genitalia just before copulation.

Male abdomen tip.

The two cerci are black color toward the tips with standing hairs.

The spoon like epiproct is light color.

A young male Onychothemis coccinea (Lieftinck, 1953) photographed in Sabah (Eastern part of Malaysia) on 11 & 12 October 2006.

Onychothemis coccinea (Lieftinck, 1953) is a rare species so far seen only in Indonesia and Eastern part of Malaysia. This species is unique in abdomen color of entirely light orange with no marking. Under the sun it is a beautiful golden dragonfly.

 
Male

Wing Knot
Male
 

翅痣 Wing mark
Male
 

M/F
Male
 

Abdomen
Male
 

Wing Base 翅基
Male
 

Back
Male
 
 
Male
 

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