Neurothemis terminata terminata Ris, 1911 Photo taken in Sabah (Malaysia) on 2007-09-30
A closer look at the wing veins of a dark wing female Neurothemis terminata.
This hind wing length is 28mm
Total hind wing span is 60mm
Total body length is 36mm
(Most of the female are normally clear wings. Dark wings are rear. The color is tea color and remain such that never turn into red color similar to male.)
Neurothemis terminata terminata Ris, 1911 Photo taken in Sabah (Malaysia) on 2007-09-30
A dark wing female Neurothemis terminata. Fully matured with eggs inside abdomen ready to be fertilized before laying into water.
We can identify a matured female Neurothemis terminate by :
1) The four pterostigma has turned reddish from yellow.
2) The whole abdomen has swollen (with eggs inside) compared to a skinny abdomen when immature.
Neurothemis terminata terminata Ris, 1911 Photo taken in Sabah (Malaysia) on 2007-07-01
Neurothemis terminata is one of the 4 confusing Neurothemis species that easily mixed up by their similar red color and pattern.
But the Neurothemis terminate is easier to separate from others by their wing tip pattern. Neurothemis terminate hind wing red area margin is straight and perpendicular to the wing margin.