4464. WILDIFE SINGAPORE. PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS. Dragonfly. Yellow-barred flutterer

The Yellow-barred flutterer (Rhyothemis phyllis)

 

 An unmistakable dragonfly with very distinctive wing markings. Males and females are very similar. Eyes are reddish brown on top and light brown below. Thorax and abdomen are dark, slightly metallic, almost black.

Base of hind wing has a distinctive barred pattern of yellow, dark brown and deep metallic blue.

Species status: Native.   Conservation status: Common  

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 Feb 2025. 1.12am
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Dragonfly. Likely Rhyothemis phyllis (Yellow-barred flutterer)

or Neurothemis fluctuans.

Canon R5, tripod. 105mm, 1/1000sec, f/4.5, ISO 400. tv mode
10 Feb 2025. 9.23am. YCKC forest near river bank.