A shallow forest pool lined with dead leaves where a male Ceriagrion bellona perching on.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 September, 2023 12:22:11 AM
Damselflies of Borneo > Family Coenagrionidae 細蟌科 > Genus Ceriagrion > Ceriagrion bellona Laidlaw, 1915
Endemic of Borneo
Family Coenagrionidae 細蟌科
Ceriagrion bellona Laidlaw, 1915
Endemic of Borneo
Ceriagrion bellona is an endemic species to Borneo belongs to the family Coenagrionidae. This genus has some of the most beautiful damselflies, which they come in shades of red, green and yellow. C. bellona is restricted to north Borneo and is recorded at 1,000 m on Mount Kinabalu.
Elsewhere Ceriagrion bellona are found
1- in the lowlands of Danum Valley.
2- on the forest edge in Tambunan.
The thorax of the males is orange and greenish with bright red abdomens while
the females have olive green thorax. Males look quite similar to C.
cerinorubellum (Ornate Coraltail) which is the more common of the two Ceriagrion
species found in Borneo.
A shallow forest pool lined with dead leaves where a male Ceriagrion bellona
perching on.
COMPARISON OF MALE AND FEMALE Ceriagrion bellona
The following male and female were found in tendam.
| MALE | FEMALE |
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 Body Length 37mm Front wing 20mm |
 38mm 20mm |
 Segment 1, 2 and 3 of Male |
 Segment 1, 2 and 3 of Female |
 Segment 8, 9 and 10 of Male |
 Segment 8, 9, and 10 of Female |
Here are index to damselflies sorted according to colour for our quick identification:
1- GREEN damselflies of Sabah, Borneo
2- BLUE damselflies
3- RED damselflies
4- ORANGE damselflies
Out of the global 10 families of damselflies, the following 6 families are found in Borneo Island :
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01- Family Calopterygidae 色蟌科 02- Family Chlorocyphidae 鼻蟌科 03- Family Coenagrionidae 細蟌科 04- Family Euphaeidae 溪蟌科 05- Family Lestidae 絲蟌科 06- Family Protoneuridae 原蟌科 |
RELATED TOPICS
Damselfly head include :
1- compound eyes,
2- ocelli,
3- antennae,
4- mouth structures
Dragonflies of Borneo
"With 275 named species so far recorded in Borneo, the island has one of the
richest and most exciting dragonfly faunas in the world. More than 40% of
species occur nowhere else, making it the most distinctive sub-region of
Sundaland." A Guide to the Dragonflies of Borneo by Albert G. Orr
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