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Skimmer Dragonfly

Tyriobapta torrida

Description:

grey/black abdomen, completely transparent wings, about 5cm

Habitat:

tropical rainforest on limestone

Notes:

I spotted this in a remote area of southern Sabah near Pensiangan.

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2 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Thanks for the ID Chun.

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 10 years ago

This is a (female) Tyriobapta torrida.
The males are blue in color.
They are commonly seen resting on tree trunks.

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Sabah, Malaysia

Spotted on Feb 23, 2014
Submitted on Mar 26, 2014

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