Copera vittata (Selys, 1863)
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INDEX > Damselflies of Borneo > Family Platycnemididae 琵蟌科 / 扇蟌科
Borneo has 13 species of Platycnemididae in two genera:
1- Genus : Coeliccia
2- Genus : Copera
Family Platycnemididae 琵蟌科 / 扇蟌科
Genus : Copera
Copera marginipes (Rambur, 1842)
Family Platycnemididae 琵蟌科 / 扇蟌科
Genus : Coeliccia
Coeliccia octogesima
Coeliccia nigrohamata?
1st Record of this for Borneo
found in Niah Trial
♀42mm
2017-4-14 NIAH PARK
Marks like telephone hand piece
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 7 families are found in Borneo Island :
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 |
