Brachythemis contaminata (Asian amberwing)

Habitat: larvae associated with dense vegetation in ponds and marshes

General appearance: body relatively medium sized, up to about 15mm long; head small, pentagonal shaped with eyes protruding laterally; legs long, slender with some markings; abdomen large, oval shaped with remarkable arrow-shaped markings on abdominal segments VIII - IX, dorsal spines on abdominal segments IV - IX and lateral spines on abdominal segments VIII - IX