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CHART OF DAMSELFLIES OF BORNEO
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 :
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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 Platycnemididae 琵蟌科/扇蟌科 07- Family Protoneuridae 原蟌科 |
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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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Damselflies of Borneo |
