Family of Aeshnidae Genus: Indaeschna

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INDEX > Dragonflies of Borneo > Family Aeshnidae > Genus Indaeschna

We have two species in our image collection:
1- Indaeschna grubaueri

Only two species in Borneo under this Genus Indaeschna. One of the two is an unidentified female found in 2017 believed to be a new record for Borneo.

Family of Aeshnidae
Genus: Indaeschna

Indaeschna grubaueri	Indaeschna sp HSBC unidentified
Indaeschna grubaueri ♂95mm 2017-07-01 HILL ZONE	Indaeschna sp HSBC unidentified believed to be a new record for Borneo ♀75mm 2017-10-7 HSBC
Indaeschna grubaueri Female 85mm	Indaeschna sp HSBC unidentified Female 75mm

The 3 families of dragonflies found in Borneo Island:

1 Family of Aeshnidae

2 Family of Gomphid

3 Family Libellulidae

Insects of Borneo

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.

Red Dragonfly of Sabah

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

Female dragonflies have either one of the two method of depositing eggs from 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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FISHERIES

Tiger Prawn Farms in Tawau

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Damselflies of Borneo