Blue-Spotted Hawker

Description:

This is a large dragonfly with bright-blue pattern on black, with two prominent blue stripes on each sides of the thorax. Notice the two large blue spots and the "cat face" pattern on the back near the wings base. The leading edge of all wings are pale orange in colour

Habitat:

Found near a lagoon , hovering in the bush close by to the water.

Notes:

Its scientific name was Aeshna brevistyla and changed to Adversaeschna brevistyla . Male and female look similar except male has the angulated hindwings and female has the round hindwings. They are strong flier, they favours still waters but also found on slowly flowing streams. Females lay eggs into plant tissue or sometimes into soft mud