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INDEX > Damselflies of Borneo > Family Coenagrionidae 細蟌科 > Genus Ceriagrion > Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (Brauer, 1865) 彩虹細蟌
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (Brauer, 1865) 彩虹細蟌
Found in Asia: Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Viet Nam
Male and female Ceriagrion cerinorubellum
This is Ceriagrion cerinorubellum male. It is commonly found in all the
places with plenty of males and females. The eyes are green , and the body & the
abdominal tip are orange red in color. Females are not brightly colored as the
males. At the time of reproduction , these come in a flock near the ponds for
mating. They are seen through out the year.
The males arrive early in morning and perch on the tip of the vegetation beside
the stream waiting for the females. The females come after the sun rise and
aggregate near the open stream at the time of reproduction.
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (Brauer, 1865) 彩虹細蟌 is the most colorful damselfly in
Borneo. The males are brightly colored, orange at the anterior end and the tip
of the abdomen. This damselfly is common in Sabah region, and males are found in
very good number.
Comparision of Male and female Ceriagrion
cerinorubellum
MALE | FEMALE |
A female Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (Brauer, 1865) rainbow colored
body. |
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In the early morning breeze, drops of morning dew still linger atop
her thorax and wings. Wonderful moment of mother nature. |
This damselfly species, Ceriagrion cerinorubellum, is common. It can be found
around the edges of man-made lakes or ponds.
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum is found in very good number dominated by males. The
males are brightly coloured, orange at the anterior end and the tip of the
abdomen.
Comparison of Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (1865) and Ceriagrion bellona (1915)
C. cerinorubellum Common in Asia |
C. bellona Endemic of Borneo |
C. cerinorubellum are found in open ponds and small stream |
C. bellona are found in drains of forest edge |
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 :
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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Damselflies of Borneo |