When I first noticed the Ochre Titan in Tam Dao I was shocked by its robustness. This is a very large damsel and very strongly built. I ran into it again in Xuan Son and apparently it is not all that rare in spring. On 17 and 18 May I saw them in Tam Dao from low down up to 350m asl in good numbers, meaning at least 15 or so. Here are a few shots.
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| The mature male, with extensive orange to the abdomen and ochre to the flanks. |
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| The massive female, sometimes whitish, sometimes ochre |
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| And another male, maybe immature? The wings look old and worn. Is this pruinosity and this in fact a very mature specimen? |
Very strange species. I've seen some Philoganga maybe robusta in Guizhou, all very young. Amazing and huge damselfly.
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