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Sultan

Camacinia gigantea

Photo by JoeHartman
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17.22, 103.32

Field Notes

Description:

This very rare species in Thailand is a awe to watch. This male landed in my garden, took a twig to perch, left, came back, and so on. So I got time to prepare this nice shot. Usually they are found high in a tree, but I was lucky to find this male near the ground.

Habitat:

My garden

Reference Links:

Dragonflies and damselflies of Thailand: 70. Camacinia gigantea (Brauer, 1867)

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
JoeHartman
A Thai friend (Noppadon, thanks again) ID'ed this in Thailand rare dragonfly. It has one of the best common names I can think of: SULTAN... The deep red also over the wings and the large size makes it the perfect name. So now I can make this an official spotting with correct ID...

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