Number: 244 / Family: Libellulidae / Genus: Hylaeothemis
Species: Hylaeothemis clementia / Eastern Junglewatcher
Province(s) sighted: Chaing Mai
Habitat: Forested Streams
In flight: July / Sightings (by me): Rare
Species easily confused with: N/A
Another species I had dreamt of seeing but didn't really know much about was Hylaeothemis clementia, commonly known as the Eastern Junglewatcher. Thankfully, Noppadon Makbun was on hand to help out. He showed me where it was and he had seen it the day before, both male and female. When I went to see it, it was a little early and nothing was showing. Then there was a little shower and I thought that there was no hope. So we moved on... we returned later and nothing still. But amazingly, a solitary male dropped down from the trees and was in a great position to get a few shots, though I had to turn round very carefully so not to spook him... and that was it. One male. I didn't get to spot the female, but I will return one day! Once more, many thanks to Noppadon for guiding me to this species!
The Male
It's quite a small species and seemingly quite approachable, though I wasn't taking any chances. The most striking features of this species are it's blue eyes and prominent dorsal spot on the abdomen. It also sat back from the stream.
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