Prehaps one of the most spectacular dragonfly species in Malaysia is Neurobasis chinensis. It has a pair of metalic green hind wings, and it looks like a butterfly from far when in flight. N. chinensis is rather a damselfly than a dragonfly. The odonatologist Lieftinck described this damselfly as one of the "Birds of Paradise amongst Odonata". The male individual has metalic green hind wings while the female lacks of this character. This damselfly species is strictly found in clear flowing streams in forest. Both the male and female N. chinensis are shown in the dragonfly stamps issued by Pos Malaysia.
The top one is a male individual and the bottom one is a female individual.
The top one is a male individual and the bottom one is a female individual.
