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INDEX > Damselflies of Borneo > INTRODUCTION TO THE DAMSELFLIES OF SABAH, BORNEO ISLAND
IDENTIFICATION OF BORNEO DAMSELFLIES
In this page are some color image illustrations of common damselflies in
Borneo, Including diagrams of Damselfly Morphology.
Including some new records found recent years that require further scientific
projects.
DAMSELFLIES OF BORNEO
(Zygoptera of Borneo)
A site designed to make available what we know about the distribution,
biogeography and biodiversity of Odonata (dragonflies & damselflies) in Borneo
Island
RECENT RECORDS OF DAMSELFLIES OF SABAH
Endemic Damselflies of Borneo Island
♂ 25mm
Rhinocypha Humeralis
♀ 21mm
Libellago Lineata
♂ 32mm Agriocnemis Rubescens
♂ 34mm
Prodasineura Flammula
♂ 22mm
Libellago Lineata
♂ 39mm Euphaea
Subcostalis
♀ 42mm
Coeliccia Nigrohamata (Endemic)
♂ 42mm
Coeliccia Nigrohamata (Endemic)
♂ 43mm Lestes Praemorsus
Decipiens
♀ 50mm
Vestalis Amoena
♂ 56mm
Vestalis Atropha
♂ 61mm
Neurobasis Longipes (Endemic)
Largest and smallest damselflies in Sabah
| LARGEST | SMALLEST |
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| Family Calopterygidae Vestalis atropha
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Family Coenagrionidae Agriocnemis femina 白粉細蟌 Body length 22mm |
The largest (longest) damselfly is a 56mm body length male
Vestalis
atropha
The smallest (shortest) damselfly is a male 22mm body length male
Agriocnemis femina oryzae
Pseudagrion sp HILLZONE
婆羅洲細蟌
This is one of the several new records found in Sabah. Distribution is
uncertain. More scientific research is required.
Identification Guide to
Vestalis atropha
Common on Borneo forest streams
Identification Guide to
Vestalis atropha
Common on Borneo forest streams
Family Coenagrionidae 細蟌科
Genus Agriocnemis
Agriocnemis are smallest damselflies commonly known as wisps.
They are distributed widely across Africa, South-east Asia, Indonesia, Australia
and islands in the Pacific.
The smallest species in our record is Agriocnemis femina oryzae 白粉細蟌 with body
length 22mm and wind span of 23mm
CHART OF DAMSELFLIES OF BORNEO
This CHART OF DAMSELFLIES OF BORNEO give you a quick browse of all the species in our site.
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
Dragonflies are among the most beautiful of insects. Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore are home to more than 230 species (twice the number found in Europe). They include some of the most exquisite forms found anywhere in the World. 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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