HEAD of Damselflies
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INDEX > Damselflies of Borneo > Family Calopterygidae > Genus vestalis
Family Calopterygidae
Genus vestalis
Borneo Island has the following seven species of damselflies in the Genus vestalis:
| 1 | Endemic | Vestalis amabilis Lieftinck, 1965 |
| 2 | Vestalis amaryllis Lieftinck, 1965 | |
| 3 | Endemic | Vestalis amnicola Lieftinck, 1965 |
| 4 | Vestalis amoena (Hagen, 1853) | |
| 5 | Endemic | Vestalis anacolosa Lieftinck |
| 6 | Endemic | Vestalis atropha Lieftinck, 1965 |
| 7 | Endemic | Vestalis beryllae Laidlaw, 1915 |
| Vestalis amaryllis | Vestalis amoena | Vestalis atropha |
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 |
