Chilli Padi DragonFly.

Bluesteel · 19th October 2008

Easily the smallest anisopteran in the South East Asia region and one of the smallest in the world at 12mm long.This mature male is almost entirely red and it perched with its abdomen raised jealously defending its territory .

Nannophya pygmaea

Cheers!

Ripley · 20th October 2008

Good capture

. Amazing.

andylausk · 21st October 2008

As usual, amazing shot.

P.S. I think the correct name should be "Nannophya pygmaea". I Googled it.

PyeeL · 21st October 2008

By mentioning that it is 12mm, you made me want to purchase a macro lens.

Bluesteel · 22nd October 2008

Ripley, Andy and Pyeel,

Thanks for viewing!

Thanks Andy for the correct spelling of the scientific name ,...corrected !

Nannophya pygmaea

Cheers!

Outlook · 22nd October 2008

Nice Color.

Daedalus Trent · 22nd October 2008

wow, lovely little insect!

nice capture!

melvynyeo · 22nd October 2008

Nice shot!

I was really amazed how small this little dragonfly is when i first spotted it.

Fave78 · 22nd October 2008

Nice capture!

maddyks · 23rd October 2008

Lovely shot. Its a bit too unnaturally red

Bluesteel · 23rd October 2008

Outlook, Daudalus, Melvin, Fave and Maddyks for viewing and the kind words.

Yes , it is unbelievably small and the color is so intense that at first glance you think it is fake.

Here is a link to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Singapore Site maintain by our local Odonata expert Mr. Tan HB.

another shot of the male showing the same intense red and a female. at the above reference.

BTW Mr TangHB is the Odonata expert in Dragonflies and Damselflies Thread at ButterflyCircle Forum. I am sure , he will be more than glad to help with the identification of Dragonflies and Damselflies.

Cheers!

y0ngcheng · 29th October 2008

Interesting read, and nice photograph there too.

19th October 2008	#1
Bluesteel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 955	Chilli Padi DragonFly. Easily the smallest anisopteran in the South East Asia region and one of the smallest in the world at 12mm long.This mature male is almost entirely red and it perched with its abdomen raised jealously defending its territory . *Nannophya pygmaea* Cheers! __________________ Sunny ~ Butterflies of Singapore Blog ~ Last edited by Bluesteel; 22nd October 2008 at 11:07 AM.

20th October 2008	#2
Ripley New Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4	Re: Chilli Padi DragonFly. Good capture . Amazing.

21st October 2008	#3
andylausk Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tampines Posts: 163	Re: Chilli Padi DragonFly. As usual, amazing shot. P.S. I think the correct name should be "Nannophya pygmaea". I Googled it.

21st October 2008	#4
PyeeL Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 609	Re: Chilli Padi DragonFly. By mentioning that it is 12mm, you made me want to purchase a macro lens.

22nd October 2008	#5
Bluesteel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 955	Re: Chilli Padi DragonFly. Ripley, Andy and Pyeel, Thanks for viewing! Thanks Andy for the correct spelling of the scientific name ,...corrected ! Nannophya pygmaea Cheers! __________________ Sunny ~ Butterflies of Singapore Blog ~ Last edited by Bluesteel; 22nd October 2008 at 11:10 AM.

22nd October 2008	#6
Outlook Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: West Posts: 2,007	Re: Chilli Padi DragonFly. Nice Color. __________________ Photo@Multiply Photo@Fotopic

22nd October 2008	#7
Daedalus Trent Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Singapore, east-ish Posts: 2,143	Re: Chilli Padi DragonFly. wow, lovely little insect! nice capture!

22nd October 2008	#8
melvynyeo Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,896	Re: Chilli Padi DragonFly. Nice shot! I was really amazed how small this little dragonfly is when i first spotted it.

22nd October 2008	#9
Fave78 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 87	Re: Chilli Padi DragonFly. Nice capture!

23rd October 2008	#10
maddyks Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Little Red Dot Posts: 535	Re: Chilli Padi DragonFly. Lovely shot. Its a bit too unnaturally red __________________ Come visit my Flickr :)

23rd October 2008	#11
Bluesteel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 955	Re: Chilli Padi DragonFly. Outlook, Daudalus, Melvin, Fave and Maddyks for viewing and the kind words. Yes , it is unbelievably small and the color is so intense that at first glance you think it is fake. Here is a link to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Singapore Site maintain by our local Odonata expert Mr. Tan HB. another shot of the male showing the same intense red and a female. at the above reference. BTW Mr TangHB is the Odonata expert in Dragonflies and Damselflies Thread at ButterflyCircle Forum. I am sure , he will be more than glad to help with the identification of Dragonflies and Damselflies. Cheers! __________________ Sunny ~ Butterflies of Singapore Blog ~ Last edited by Bluesteel; 23rd October 2008 at 03:06 PM.

29th October 2008	#12
y0ngcheng Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: 新加坡 Posts: 1,800	Re: Chilli Padi DragonFly. Interesting read, and nice photograph there too. __________________ "I want to have the best camera in the world and shoot XMMs."