Species Name: Libellago lineata
Family: Chlorocyphidae
I have not seen this species in Borneo yet but as I have just taken some photos of this pretty damselfly in Kelantan (Peninsular Malaysia) I decide to feature it in this post.
Photos - Top : Male
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Bottom: Female
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The male is beautifully marked with yellow-orange and black with white-stockinged legs which it displays during its courtship dance. The female is of a paler and more greenish colour.
I found them in a fast flowing stream in a young oil palm plantation near Gua Musang in Kelantan.
3 comments:
at last found someone from sabah who are interested with damselfly and dragonfly too hehehe :)
nice articles and pictures joe
Thanks horukuru, I thought you are only interested in birds and the bigger animals. BTW do you know the Kadazandusun term for dragonfly? I believe ppl in different areas have different name e.g. kuyu-kuyu in Tenghilan, K. Belud area.
Cheers, Joe.
Gorgeous!
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