Last Updated on Thursday, 15 June, 2023 08:49:19 AM
Damselflies of Borneo > Family Protoneuridae > Genus elattoneura > Elattoneura analis
Family Protoneuridae
Elattoneura analis
Elattoneura analis is superficially like the common Prodasineura verticalis. The two species are sometimes found flying together, but they differ significantly in color and markings and have slightly different venation.
In particular the male of Elattoneura analis has a prominent orange spot at the tip of the abdomen which is lacking in Prodasineura verticalis, and the orange color is less intense.
Elattoneura analis is sometimes quite common on backwaters of small clear streams in dipterocarp forest but it also occurs in alluvial and freshwater swamp forest. In immature the orange color is replaced by pale blue.
COMPARISION OF FEMALE Elattoneura analis WITH MALE Prodasineura hyperythra:
| Elattoneura analis ♀ |
Prodasineura hyperythra ♂ Endemic of Borneo |
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 Legs of a Elattoneura analis |
 Legs of a Prodasineura hyperythra Endemic of Borneo |
 Body Length 34mm Front wing length 19mm |
 Body Length 34mm Front wing length 17mm |
 Elattoneura analis |
 Prodasineura hyperythra Endemic of Borneo |
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 Backwater of a small clear stream in dipterocarp forest. |
 Backwater of a small clear stream in dipterocarp forest. |
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 |
