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INDEX > Dragonflies of Borneo > Family Libellulidae
Dragonflies of Borneo Island
Family Libellulidae
Dragonflies and damselflies belong to the insect order Odonata. They have six
legs. (Spider has eight legs and not classified as insect)
Libellulidae is the largest family of dragonfly in the world with over 1,000 species. Nearly worldwide distribution, these are almost certainly the most often seen of all dragonflies.
DRAGONFLIES are generally difficult to photograph because these insects have
very good eyesight that can detect even the slightest movement. It's just not
easy to sneak up on them.
The 3 families of dragonflies found in Borneo Island:
1 Family of Aeshnidae
We have in our image records of following twenty six genus of Libellulidae in Borneo:
12- Genus Nannophya
15- Genus Orthetrum
16- Genus Pantala
18- Genus Rhodothemis
19- Genus Rhyothemis
21- Genus Tholymis
22- Genus Tramea
23- Genus Trithemis
24- Genus Tyriobapta
25- Genus Urothemis
26- Genus Zyxomma
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Hydrobasileus
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Male ♂50mm 2007-10-13 DRAGONFLY POND
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Tramea
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Male 54mm 2007-10-12 DRAGONFLY POND
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Urothemis
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Male ♂42mm 2007-10-13 DRAGONFLY POND
Female 44mm 2007-11-25 DRAGONFLY POND
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Trithemis
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Male ♂ 36mm 2007-11-03 BUKIT GEMOK
Female unknown
Trithemis festiva, which has a deep blue colour, is another eye-catching
species. This species is not often seen, being encountered only at the forest
edge or in relatively undisturbed secondary vegetation.
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Female ♀ 2007-02-05 BUKIT GEMOK
♂36mm 2016-03-05 SG IMAM
♂35.5mm JUVENILE 2016-10-08 NEW PAPAYA GARDEN
33mm♀ JUVENILE 2016-09-22 BUKIT GEMOK
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Nannophya
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Male ♂17.5mm 2013-02-08 SRI AMAN TOWN
Nannophya pygmea, with a wingspan of only about 2.5cm, is one of the smallest
dragonfly species. It is a pygmy among Malaysia's dragonflies. But it makes up
for its small size with an attractive “chilli red” colour.
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Onychothemis
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Onychothemis coccinea
Onychothemis coccinea (Lieftinck, 1953) is a rare species so far seen only in
Indonesia and Eastern part of Malaysia. This species is unique in abdomen colour
of entirely light orange with no marking.
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Male ♂52mm 2008-06-15 BUKIT GEMOK
Female ♀ 2007-03-07 SPORT STADIUM
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Aethriamanta
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Female ♀26mm
2007-10-07 DRAGONFLY POND
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Pantala
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Male ♂48mm 2007-10-28 DRAGONFLY POND
Female ♀56mm 2007-10-12 DRAGONFLY POND
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Zyxomma
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Male 53mm 2008-06-29 SEMARAK
Female ♀51mm 2017-05-26 SEMARAK
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Male 50.5mm 2007-07-08 VOCATIONAL COLLEGE
Female 2008-05-10 SEMARAK
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Tholymis
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Male ♂43mm 2016-09-20 BUKIT GEMOK
Female ♀ 2016-09-28 SEMARAK
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Lathrecista
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Male 44mm 2016-10-1 Dragonfly Pond
Female ♀45mm 2017-05-28 SG TAWAU
Only 1 species worldwide in this Genus Lathrecista.
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Tetrathemis
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Tetrathemis irregularis
Male ♂28mm 2007-07-10 BUKIT GEMOK
Male ♂26mm 2016-10-16 SRI INDAH
Female 28mm 2007-10-07 BUKIT GEMOK
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Rhodothemis
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Rhodothemis rufa
Male ♂44mm 2016-10-02 DRAGONFLY POND
Female ♀45mm 2017-06-09 WHITE BRIDGE POND
Borneo has only 1 species under this genus
Family: Libellulidae
Genus:
Brachydiplax
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Brachydiplax chalybea
Male ♂35mm 2017-06-08 WHITE BRIDGE POND
Type 1 Female Brown ♀30mm 2017-05-31 SG TAWAU
Type 2 Female Powderly-Blue ♀30mm 2017-06-06 WHITE BRIDGE
Brachydiplax chalybea in Borneo has two color types of female: the brown female
and powderly-blue female.
Family: Libellulidae
Genus:
Agrionoptera
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Female 43mm 2008-07-13 TAWAU
Male ♂42mm 2017-05-31 SG TAWAU
Family: Libellulidae
Genus:
Diplacodes
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A very common species in Asia
Male ♂34mm 2016-10-06 SPORT COMPLEX POND
Female 30mm ♀ 2016-10-10 SPORT COMPLEX POND
Family: Libellulidae
Genus:
Acisoma
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Male ♂29mm 2017-06-06 WHITE BRIDGE POND
Female ♀28mm 2017-06-06 WHITE BRIDGE POND
Acisoma panorpoides is a common species which inhabits secondary vegetation near
water.
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Tyriobapta
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Tyriobapta laidlawi
♂30mm 2008-05-29 SARAWAK
A scarcer species of Borneo
This is an endemic dragonfly species of Borneo. Female has never been
photographed yet.
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Rhyothemis
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Rhyothemis triangularis is another attractive dragonfly with wings partly
coloured a bright enamel blue. It is not a commonly seen species, being found
only at the forest edge and other relatively undisturbed localities.
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Family: Libellulidae
Genus:
Orthetrum
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Orthetrum glaucum
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Family: Libellulidae
Genus:
Neurothemis
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There are 4 species of Neurothemis in Sabah :
1) Neurothemis disparilis
2)
Neurothemis fluctuans
3)
Neurothemis ramburii
4)
Neurothemis terminata
Male all have red wings while the female have clear or dark wing.
Male is dark red, but tea colored when juvenile.
Female are 2 types:
1) With Clear Wings
2) With Dark Wings
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Female : 1- Clear Wings and 2- Dark Wings
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Female is clear wing
Neurothemis fluctuans is a common yet beautiful species of dragonfly. It may
be found at the forest fringe, in secondary vegetation and other localities near
water.
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Lyriothemis
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Lyriothemis cleis
♂40mm 2017-06-25 HILL ZONE
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Cratilla
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Recognized by dark wing-tips
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Cratilla lineata
♂47mm 2017-06-26 HILL ZONE
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Camacinia
Camacinia gigantea
Female 50mm
2008-07-27 DRAGONFLY POND
CHART OF DRAGONFLIES OF BORNEO
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Insects are diverse and dominant inhabitants of the tropical rainforests in Borneo Island. New species are discovered too often. Entomologists are still struggling to cope with the documentation of tropical insect diversity.
Most of the common dragonflies in Sabah are red coloured, especially from the family Libellulidae. Some red pecies are even confused as same species, for example the three species of Genus Neurothemis.
The compound eyes of dragonflies
Dragonflies and damselflies have large compound eyes that can see in all directions. When the compound eye is magnified several hundred times, each individual facet (ommatidium) is shown to be hexagonal in shape.
Ovipositor (Vulvar Lamina)
of Female Dragonflies and Damselflies
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the abdomen:
1- using Ovipositor Structure
2- using Vulvar Lamina
Male do not have an ovipositor. Instead male dragonfly and damselfly have appendages.
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