Copera marginipes (Rambur, 1842)

Found in Bangladesh, China, Guandong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Hainan, Indonesia, India, Lao, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Viet Nam

Commonly seen near the slow flowing water and pond. The adult males are black in color with stripes of bright yellow on the thorax. White rings are present at the abdominal joints and white patch ay last 2 sections of the abdomen (tip) . The legs are typical yellow to orange color The sub adults are white in color and gradually blackened when they mature

DIFFERENT PHASES OF REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR :
Tandem position > Sperm translocation (2 seconds ) > Wheel formation and Copulation (30 minutes) > Oviposition

During my last visit to the in Lake Gardens of Kuala Lumpur in 2007 I found about 10 Copera marginipes in the Odisis Garden. A few pairs were mating.

脛蹼琵蟌

英文名：Yellow Featherlegs

學名：Copera marginipes (Rambur, 1842)

體長：3.4~4.2公分

足橙黃色，
第9─10腹節白色。複眼上半黑色、下半黃綠色。

成蟲習慣在水旁草叢或樹蔭下活動。成蟲習慣在棲息水域旁的草叢或樹蔭下活動，成熟雄蟲也常在日照充足的水邊覓食。

翅膀透明，翅痣深褐色，各腳黃色
腹部黑褐色，第9、10腹節乳白色。
腹部長30～33mm。雄蟲胸部黑褐色

形態腹長3-3.3公分，後翅長1.9-2.1公分。雄蟲複眼上方黑色，下方黃綠色。胸部黑色，有黃斑不規則雜於其中。翅透明無色，翅痣深褐色。腳橙黃色，中、後腳脛節細長略呈紡錘狀。腹部黑褐色，第9-10腹節乳白色，第3-7節前端有一白斑;肛附器白色，下肛附器端部黑色。未熟個體腹部白色。雌蟲與雄蟲體型相似，體色主要為褐色。腳黃褐色。
分佈於海拔500公尺以下地區。稚蟲悽息於池塘、沼澤等靜水環境或緩流的水溝、田溝中。

Here are index to damselflies sorted according to colour for our quick identification:

Out of the global 10 families of damselflies, the following 7 families are found in Borneo Island :

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

GO FURTHER

Dragonflies of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore

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

Fig trees of Sabah

Borneo has 150 species of wild fig trees. Most of them are found in forests of Sabah.

FISHERIES

Tiger Prawn Farms in Tawau

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.

A Guide to Common Spiders in BORNEO ISLAND