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Orthetrum pruinosum
A male. According to the website "The Dragonflies of Taiwan" (check it out -- it's excellent!), two subspecies occur on the island: O. pruinosum clelia and O. pruinosum neglectum. Based on the red colour of the anterior-most abdominal segments, I think this individual is neglectum. Compare http://taiwandragonfly.blogspot.ca/2013/... (top photo) to http://taiwandragonfly.blogspot.ca/2013/... (top photo).
Drainage ditch in agricultural area near Sun Moon Lake.
Thanks to Paul Davis for the ID.
Spotted on Nov 26, 2014
Submitted on Jan 24, 2015
2 Comments
The dragonfly at the top is probably ---Orthetrum pruinosum. It would be useful if you could post two separate pictures so they can be individually identified .Nice find and photographs .
The red winged dragonfly is probably ---Neurothemis fulvia