Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius, 1793)

Family : Libellulidae
Genus : Branchythemis 
Species : Branchythemis contaminata (Fabricius, 1793)
Habitat : Swamp, ponds, paddy field, open - land (grassy), mangrove, sea, lake
Distribution : Bendungan batu bulan (ds. Maman), ds. Jorok (Sumbawa), labu punti (karang,,dima), Alas (sumbawa barat), Sajari (Plampang, Tiu Kulit (simu)

Adult male (3/15/2018). Location : ds. Jorok, Sumbawa, province of West Nusatenggara, Indonesia

Ditch jewel to the populare English name of the species. Shortly body and fat may get as an interesting morpholog character for known. Spreading low - land to the area of island. Swamp of sajari (plampang), batu bulan - grass land, pond, mangrove and sea as a favorite to get capture of the individue.

Pond water categoried (12/1/2018). Habitat of B. contaminata. Location : Tiu kulit, Simu, Maronge, Sumbawa, province of West Nusatenggara, Indonesia

The male looks more colorfull than the female of individue. Hows the orange on the good of wings, the thorax and abdomen changed the hardly color slightly the ages of individue. And the female of individue more looking to the immature of male, what a colorless wings with yellow/brown thorax and abdomen. 

Adult female (10/26/2017). Location : Bendungan batu bulan, moyo hulu, sumbawa, province of West Nusatenggara, Indonesia

Adult male (3/10/2018). Location : Alas, Sumbawa, province of West Nusatenggara, Indonesia

As a time there s looking for many individue (immature male) to the side of canal bendungan batu bulan, grassy field as an attention. At the same time of date too, the female of species looking interest for soliter grouping at the propagul corner lake. 

Lined Immature male (3/10/2018). Location : Bendungan batu bulan, sumbawa, province of West Nusatenggara, Indonesia

Immature male (3/10/2018). Location : Bendungan batu bulan, Sumbawa, province of West Nusatenggara, Indonesia

The anal appendages both of the individue of species looking for looks like. 

Adult male (12/1/2018). Location : Tiu kulit, Simu, Maronge, Sumbawa, province of West Nusatenggara, Indonesia

Adult male (9/30/2017). Location : Bendungan batu bulan, moyo hulu, Sumbawa, province of West Nusatenggara, Indonesia

Species photo collection :

https://www.facebook.com/pg/capungnusatenggara/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1899667893643377

Refference :

https://sgodonata.wordpress.com/2015/08/18/brachythemis-contaminata-fabricius-1793/

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/95995-Brachythemis-contaminata

https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/234370

Author :

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010863190883