Prodasineura flammula is delicately built with a wide head.
Last Updated on Saturday, 09 September, 2023 09:47:55 PM
Damselflies of Borneo >
Family Protoneuridae 原蟌科 >
Genus Prodasineura >
Prodasineura Flammula
Endemic of Borneo
Family Protoneuridae
Prodasineura flammula Lieftinck, 1948
An Endemic Damselfly of Borneo
Prodasineura flammula is delicately built with a wide head.
Males have contrasting colour of deep yellow. This genus typically have black body striped in blue, red or yellow. When it is young, the color is orange gradually lighten to yellow as it age.
Comparision between Prodasineura flammula (Sabah) and Prodasineura dorsalis (Sarawak)
| Prodasineura
flammula (Sabah) Endemic of Borneo |
Prodasineura
dorsalis (Sarawak) Endemic of Borneo |
 Male Body length 34mm |
 Male Body length 34mm |
 Prodasineura flammula is delicately built with a wide head. |
 Prodasineura dorsalis is delicately built with a wide head. |
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 Male segment 8,9,10 The cerci are
generally hammer-like with a pointed apex, while the broad paraprocts
taper abruptly towards a rounded tip. |
 Male segment 8,9,10 |
 Male segment 2 |
 Male segment 2 |
 Male Front wing length 19.5mm |
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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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GO FURTHER FLORA Borneo has 150 species of wild fig trees. Most of them are found in forests of Sabah. FISHERIES Prawn farming is a main commercial activities in Tawau. Spawners from Tawau are graded the best in Malaysia. For decades, Tawau has been exporting high-grade tiger prawns to several countries such as Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Singapore, Egypt and Australia.
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Damselflies of Borneo |
