This is thought to be a forest dependent species. One pair was found netted in Sabah flying along a stream in lowland dipterocarp forest (Payne et al. 1985). In Peninsular Malaysia the species is found in lowland primary forest in Taman Negara and Krau Game Reserve (T. Kingston pers. comm.) and Tekai Forest Reserve, Pahang (J. Senawi pers. comm. 2018). In Thailand the only known locality is in undisturbed lower evergreen montane forest (Bumrungsri et al. 2006).

This species is found on Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia. This species was reported from Maliau Basin Conservation Area, Sabah, Kampung Langgir Engkelili, Seri Aman and Mount Penrissen, Sarawak (Khan et al. 2008). In Peninsular Malaysia, it has been recently recorded from Tekai Forest Reserve, Pahang (J. Senawi pers. comm. 2018). It also recorded from one locality in Kangkachan National Park in Phetchaburi Province in northern peninsular Thailand (Bumrungsri et al. 2006).

This species is found in protected areas. It is known from Sapagaya Forest Reserve and the Lumerau River in Tabin Widlife Reserve (Hill and Francis 1984). On the Malay Peninsula there are four specimens from Taman Negara National Park (Lim Boo Liat pers. comm.). The one known locality in Thailand is in Kangkachan National Park.