Orthetrum glaucum (Brauer, 1865)
金黃蜻蜓/黑尾灰蜻
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Dragonflies of Borneo > Family Libellulidae > Genus Orthetrum > Orthetrum glaucum (Brauer, 1865) 金黃蜻蜓/黑尾灰蜻
Family Libellulidae
Orthetrum glaucum (Brauer, 1865)
金黃蜻蜓/黑尾灰蜻
Found in China, Guandong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Japan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Viet Nam
Identification between Orthetrum glaucum and Brachydiplax chalybea:
| Orthetrum glaucum | Brachydiplax chalybea |
 Orthetrum glaucum |
 Brachydiplax chalybea |
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 Male ♂ 50mm Female ♀ 42mm |
 Male ♂35mm Female ♀30mm |
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Other common BLUE Dragonflies of Borneo.
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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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Damselflies of Borneo |
