Checklist of Odonata present in Singapore and Their National Status

The following table lists the species in this taxon assessed under the Singapore Red List, which is intended to be published in the third edition of the Singapore Red Data Book in future.

You may find information regarding the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Red Data Book version 2 (RDB2) and Red Data Book version 3 (RDB3) conservation statuses. The IUCN conservation status is assessed globally while the RDB2 and RDB3 conservation statuses are assessed locally.

The information below is accurate as at the time of the listing on-line for the taxon.

 

S/No.	Suborder	Family	Species	Common Name	Distribution and Rarity (based on Ngiam & Cheong 2016)	Global IUCN Status	RDB2 Status	RDB3 Status (based on Ngiam & Cheong 2016)
1.	Zygoptera	Argiolestidae	Podolestes orientalis	Blue-spotted Flatwing	Restricted & Uncommon	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Vulnerable
2.	Zygoptera	Calopterygidae	Echo modesta	White-faced Clearwing	Nationally Extinct	Least Concern	Not Listed	Nationally Extinct
3.	Zygoptera	Calopterygidae	Neurobasis chinensis	Green Metalwing	Nationally Extinct	Least Concern	Nationally Extinct	Nationally Extinct
4.	Zygoptera	Calopterygidae	Vestalis amethystina	Common Flashwing	Restricted but Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Vulnerable
5.	Zygoptera	Calopterygidae	Vestalis amoena	Charming Flashwing	Restricted & Uncommon	Least Concern	Not Listed	Endangered
6.	Zygoptera	Calopterygidae	Vestalis gracilis	Plain Flashwing	Restricted but Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Critically Endangered
7.	Zygoptera	Chlorocyphidae	Libellago aurantiaca	Fiery Gem	Restricted but Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Critically Endangered
8.	Zygoptera	Chlorocyphidae	Libellago hyalina	Clearwing Gem	Restricted but Common	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Critically Endangered
9.	Zygoptera	Chlorocyphidae	Libellago lineata	Golden Gem	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
10.	Zygoptera	Chlorocyphidae	Libellago stigmatizans	Orange-faced Gem	Nationally Extinct	Least Concern	Nationally Extinct	Nationally Extinct
11.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Aciagrion hisopa	Blue Slim	Restricted & Very Rare	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Vulnerable
12.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Agriocnemis femina	Variable Wisp	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
13.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Agriocnemis minima	Marsh Wisp	Restricted & Very Rare	Least Concern	Not Listed	Critically Endangered
14.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Agriocnemis nana	Dwarf Wisp	Restricted & Very Rare	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Endangered
15.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Agriocnemis pygmaea	Wandering Wisp	Widespread but Rare	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Least Concern
16.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Amphicnemis bebar	Bebar Wisp	Restricted & Very Rare	Data Deficient	Not Listed	Critically Endangered
17.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Amphicnemis gracilis	Will-o-wisp	Restricted but Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Vulnerable
18.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Archibasis melanocyana	Blue-nosed Sprite	Restricted & Rare	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Endangered
19.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Archibasis rebeccae	Rebecca’s Sprite	Restricted & Very Rare	Near Threatened	Not Listed	Critically Endangered
20.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Archibasis viola	Violet Sprite	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Least Concern
21.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Argiocnemis rubescens rubeola	Variable Sprite	Widespread but Uncommon	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Least Concern
22.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Ceriagrion cerinorubellum	Ornate Coraltail	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
23.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Ceriagrion chaoi	Fiery Coraltail	Restricted & Rare	Least Concern	Not Listed	Vulnerable
24.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Ischnura senegalensis	Common Bluetail	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
25.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Mortonagrion aborense	Blue Midget	Restricted & Rare	Least Concern	Not Listed	Critically Endangered
26.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Mortonagrion arthuri	Arthur’s Midget	Restricted & Rare	Near Threatened	Not Listed	Vulnerable
27.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Mortonagrion falcatum	Hooked Midget	Restricted & Very Rare	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Critically Endangered
28.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Pericnemis stictica	Dryad	Restricted & Rare	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Vulnerable
29.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Pseudagrion australasiae	Look-alike Sprite	Restricted & Uncommon	Least Concern	Not Listed	Vulnerable
30.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Pseudagrion microcephalum	Blue Sprite	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
31.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Pseudagrion pruinosum	Grey Sprite	Restricted but Common	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Vulnerable
32.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Pseudagrion rubriceps	Orange-faced Sprite	Widespread but Rare	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Near Threatened
33.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Teinobasis cryptica	Cryptic Shadesprite	Restricted & Very Rare	Least Concern	Not Listed	Critically Endangered
34.	Zygoptera	Coenagrionidae	Teinobasis ruficollis	Red-tailed Sprite	Widespread but Rare	Near Threatened	Critically Endangered	Near Threatened
35.	Zygoptera	Devadattidae	Devadatta argyoides	Malayan Grisette	Restricted & Uncommon	Least Concern	Not Listed	Endangered
36.	Zygoptera	Euphaeidae	Dysphaea dimidiata	Black Velvetwing	Nationally Extinct	Least Concern	Nationally Extinct	Nationally Extinct
37.	Zygoptera	Euphaeidae	Euphaea impar	Blue-sided Satinwing	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
38.	Zygoptera	Lestidae	Lestes praemorsus	Crenulated Spreadwing	Widespread but Uncommon	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
39.	Zygoptera	Lestidae	Orolestes wallacei	Great Spreadwing	Nationally Extinct	Least Concern	Nationally Extinct	Nationally Extinct
40.	Zygoptera	Lestidae	Platylestes heterostylus	Slender Spreadwing	Restricted & Very Rare	Data Deficient	Critically Endangered	Critically Endangered
41.	Zygoptera	Platycnemididae	Coeliccia albicauda	White-tailed Sylvan	Restricted & Very Rare	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Critically Endangered
42.	Zygoptera	Platycnemididae	Coeliccia didyma	Twin-spotted Sylvan	Restricted & Very Rare	Least Concern	Not Listed	Critically Endangered
43.	Zygoptera	Platycnemididae	Coeliccia octogesima	Telephone Sylvan	Restricted but Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Vulnerable
44.	Zygoptera	Platycnemididae	Copera marginipes	Yellow Featherlegs	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
45.	Zygoptera	Platycnemididae	Copera vittata	Variable Featherlegs	Restricted & Rare	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Vulnerable
46.	Zygoptera	Platycnemididae	Onychargia atrocyana	Shorttail	Widespread but Uncommon	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
47.	Zygoptera	Platycnemididae	Prodasineura collaris	Collared Threadtail	Restricted & Uncommon	Least Concern	Not Listed	Vulnerable
48.	Zygoptera	Platycnemididae	Prodasineura humeralis	Orange-striped Threadtail	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Least Concern
49.	Zygoptera	Platycnemididae	Prodasineura interrupta	Interrupted Threadtail	Restricted & Uncommon	Least Concern	Not Listed	Critically Endangered
50.	Zygoptera	Platycnemididae	Prodasineura notostigma	Crescent Threadtail	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
51.	Zygoptera	Platystictidae	Drepanosticta quadrata	Singapore Shadowdamsel	Restricted but Common	Near Threatened	Not Listed	Vulnerable
52.	Anisoptera	Aeshnidae	Anax guttatus	Emperor	Widespread but Uncommon	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
53.	Anisoptera	Aeshnidae	Anax panybeus	Arrow Emperor	Widespread but Rare	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
54.	Anisoptera	Aeshnidae	Gynacantha basiguttata	Spoon-tailed Duskhawker	Restricted & Rare	Least Concern	Not Listed	Vulnerable
55.	Anisoptera	Aeshnidae	Gynacantha bayadera	Small Duskhawker	Widespread but Rare	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
56.	Anisoptera	Aeshnidae	Gynacantha dohrni	Spear-tailed Duskhawker	Widespread but Uncommon	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
57.	Anisoptera	Aeshnidae	Gynacantha subinterrupta	Dingy Duskhawker	Widespread but Uncommon	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
58.	Anisoptera	Aeshnidae	Heliaeschna crassa	Nighthawker	Restricted & Very Rare	Least Concern	Not Listed	Critically Endangered
59.	Anisoptera	Aeshnidae	Heliaeschna simplicia	Plain Nighthawker	Restricted & Very Rare	Least Concern	Not Listed	Critically Endangered
60.	Anisoptera	Aeshnidae	Heliaeschna uninervulata	Lesser Nighthawker	Widespread but Rare	Least Concern	Not Listed	Near Threatened
61.	Anisoptera	Aeshnidae	Oligoaeschna amata	Paddletail	Restricted & Very Rare	Data Deficient	Nationally Extinct	Critically Endangered
62.	Anisoptera	Aeshnidae	Oligoaeschna foliacea	Leaftail	Restricted & Very Rare	Near Threatened	Not Listed	Critically Endangered
63.	Anisoptera	Aeshnidae	Tetracanthagyna plagiata	Giant Hawker	Restricted & Uncommon	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Vulnerable
64.	Anisoptera	Corduliidae	Hemicordulia tenera	Emerald	Restricted & Rare	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Vulnerable
65.	Anisoptera	Gomphidae	Acrogomphus malayanus	Malayan Hooktail	Restricted & Rare	Near Threatened	Not Listed	Vulnerable
66.	Anisoptera	Gomphidae	Burmagomphus arthuri	Arthur’s Clubtail	Restricted & Very Rare	Data Deficient	Not Listed	Critically Endangered
67.	Anisoptera	Gomphidae	Burmagomphus divaricatus	Splayed Clubtail	Nationally Extinct	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Nationally Extinct
68.	Anisoptera	Gomphidae	Burmagomphus plagiatus	Lesser Splayed Clubtail	Nationally Extinct	Data Deficient	Critically Endangered	Nationally Extinct
69.	Anisoptera	Gomphidae	Heliogomphus kelantanensis	Malayan Grappletail	Restricted & Rare	Vulnerable	Critically Endangered	Critically Endangered
70.	Anisoptera	Gomphidae	Ictinogomphus decoratus	Common Flangetail	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
71.	Anisoptera	Gomphidae	Leptogomphus risi	Ris’ Clubtail	Restricted & Rare	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Vulnerable
72.	Anisoptera	Gomphidae	Macrogomphus quadratus	Forktail	Restricted & Uncommon	Least Concern	Not Listed	Vulnerable
73.	Anisoptera	Gomphidae	Merogomphus femoralis	Malayan Spineleg	Restricted & Very Rare	Endangered	Not Listed	Critically Endangered
74.	Anisoptera	Gomphidae	Microgomphus chelifer	Tiny Sheartail	Restricted & Rare	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Vulnerable
75.	Anisoptera	Gomphidae	Paragomphus capricornis	Banded Hooktail	Restricted & Rare	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Endangered
76.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Acisoma panorpoides	Trumpet Tail	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
77.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Aethriamanta aethra	Blue Adjutant	Widespread but Uncommon	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Least Concern
78.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Aethriamanta brevipennis	Scarlet Adjutant	Widespread but Uncommon	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
79.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Aethriamanta gracilis	Pond Adjutant	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
80.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Agrionoptera insignis	Grenadier	Widespread and Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
81.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Agrionoptera sexlineata	Handsome Grenadier	Widespread but Uncommon	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Least Concern
82.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Brachydiplax chalybea	Blue Dasher	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
83.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Brachydiplax farinosa	Black-tailed Dasher	Restricted & Very Rare	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Endangered
84.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Brachygonia oculata	Pixie	Restricted & Uncommon	Least Concern	Nationally Extinct	Endangered
85.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Brachythemis contaminata	Common Amberwing	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
86.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Camacinia gigantea	Sultan	Widespread but Uncommon	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Least Concern
87.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Chalybiothemis fluviatilis	Green-eyed Percher	Restricted & Uncommon	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Vulnerable
88.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Cratilla lineata	Lined Forest Skimmer	Widespread but Uncommon	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Least Concern
89.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Cratilla metallica	Dark-tipped Forest Skimmer	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
90.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Crocothemis servilia	Common Scarlet	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
91.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Diplacodes nebulosa	Black-tipped Percher	Widespread but Uncommon	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
92.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Diplacodes trivialis	Blue Percher	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
93.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Hydrobasileus croceus	Water Monarch	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
94.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Indothemis carnatica	White-tipped Demon	Restricted & Very Rare	Least Concern	Not Listed	Critically Endangered
95.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Indothemis limbata	Restless Demon	Restricted & Uncommon	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Vulnerable
96.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Lathrecista asiatica	Scarlet Grenadier	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
97.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Lyriothemis cleis	Bombardier	Restricted & Rare	Least Concern	Not Listed	Endangered
98.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Macrodiplax cora	Coastal Glider	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
99.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Nannophya pygmaea	Scarlet Pygmy	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
100.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Nesoxenia lineata	Striped Grenadier	Widespread but Uncommon	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Least Concern
101.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Neurothemis disparilis	Rare Parasol	Nationally Extinct	Data Deficient	Nationally Extinct	Nationally Extinct
102.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Neurothemis fluctuans	Common Parasol	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
103.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Onychothemis testacea	Riverhawk	Restricted & Very Rare	Least Concern	Not Listed	Endangered
104.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Orchithemis pruinans	Blue Sentinel	Restricted & Rare	Least Concern	Not Listed	Critically Endangered
105.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Orchithemis pulcherrima	Variable Sentinel	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
106.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Orthetrum chrysis	Spine-tufted Skimmer	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
107.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Orthetrum glaucum	Common Blue Skimmer	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
108.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Orthetrum luzonicum	Slender Blue Skimmer	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
109.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Orthetrum sabina	Variegated Green Skimmer	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
110.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Orthetrum testaceum	Scarlet Skimmer	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
111.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Pantala flavescens	Wandering Glider	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
112.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Pornothemis starrei	Mangrove Marshal	Widespread but Uncommon	Near Threatened	Not Listed	Near Threatened
113.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Potamarcha congener	Common Chaser	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
114.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Pseudothemis jorina	Banded Skimmer	Widespread but Uncommon	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Least Concern
115.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Raphismia bispina	Mangrove Dwarf	Widespread but Uncommon	Least Concern	Not Listed	Near Threatened
116.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Rhodothemis rufa	Common Redbolt	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
117.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Rhyothemis fulgens	Small Bronze Flutterer	Nationally Extinct	Near Threatened	Not Listed	Nationally Extinct
118.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Rhyothemis obsolescens	Bronze Flutterer	Widespread but Uncommon	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Least Concern
119.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Rhyothemis phyllis	Yellow-barred Flutterer	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
120.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Rhyothemis triangularis	Sapphire Flutterer	Widespread but Uncommon	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
121.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Risiophlebia dohrni	Potbellied Elf	Restricted & Rare	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Endangered
122.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Tetrathemis hyalina	Elf	Restricted & Very Rare	Not Listed	Not Listed	Endangered
123.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Tholymis tillarga	White-barred Duskhawk	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
124.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Tramea transmarina euryale	Saddlebag Glider	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Least Concern
125.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Trithemis aurora	Crimson Dropwing	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
126.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Trithemis festiva	Indigo Dropwing	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
127.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Trithemis pallidinervis	Dancing Dropwing	Widespread but Uncommon	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
128.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Tyriobapta torrida	Treehugger	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
129.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Urothemis abbotti	Rare Basker	Nationally Extinct	Vulnerable	Critically Endangered	Nationally Extinct
130.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Urothemis signata insignata	Scarlet Basker	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
131.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Zyxomma obtusum	White Duskdarter	Restricted & Uncommon	Not Listed	Not Listed	Critically Endangered
132.	Anisoptera	Libellulidae	Zyxomma petiolatum	Slender Duskdarter	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
133.	Anisoptera	Macromiidae	Epophthalmia vittigera	Pond Cruiser	Widespread & Common	Least Concern	Not Listed	Least Concern
134.	Anisoptera	Macromiidae	Macromia cincta	Stream Cruiser	Restricted & Rare	Least Concern	Not Listed	Endangered
135.	Anisoptera	Macromiidae	Macromia cydippe	Lesser Stream Cruiser	Restricted & Rare	Least Concern	Not Listed	Endangered
136.	Anisoptera	Synthemistidae	Idionyx yolanda	Shadowdancer	Widespread but Uncommon	Least Concern	Critically Endangered	Least Concern

 

Singapore Red Data Book Conservation Status (Adopted from the IUCN)	Conservation Status Criteria		Distribution & Rarity	Criteria
Critically Endangered (CR)	Found in one location only		Widespread	Found in more than five locations
Endangered (EN)	Found in two to three locations		Restricted	Found in five or less locations
Vulnerable (VU)	Found in four to five locations		Common	At most known locations, almost 100% chance of encountering adults and/or larvae
Near Threatened (NT)	Found in more than five locations but habitat type/locations are at risk, or very sporadic records of few individuals		Uncommon	At most known locations, almost 75% chance of encountering adults and/or larvae
Least Concern (LC)	Found in more than five locations		Rare	At most known locations, almost 50% chance of encountering adults and/or larvae
Nationally Extinct (NEx)	No records for more than 50 years		Very Rare	At most known locations, almost 25% chance of encountering adults and/or larvae
			Nationally Extinct	No records for more than 50 years

 

Reference

Ngiam, R. W. J., & Cheong, L. F. (2016). The dragonflies of Singapore: An updated checklist and revision of the national conservation statuses. Nature in Singapore, 9, 149-163.

Soh, J., Leng, F., Mohamed Fawzi, S. K., Thomas, N., & Ngian, R. W. J. (2018). New record of the dragonfly, Anax panybeus, in Singapore. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2018, 19-21.

Soh, M., Ng, M., & Ngiam, R. W. J. (2019). New Singapore record of a dragonfly, Indothemis carnatica, with an updated Singapore Odonata checklist. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2019, 10-17.