Difference images of female Rhinocypha humeralis for comparison of color

A young mature female  Rhinocypha humeralis of Malaysia


The photos below belong to a single mature female Rhinocypha humeralis  taken on 29th October 2006 in Sabah, Malaysia. This is a rear species of damselfly in Malaysia. In Asia, it was see only in Philippine, Indonesia and Malaysia

When a female Rhinocypha humeralis is still young, her color is coffee body with light yellow marking.  When looking at a distance under direct sunlight, it mixture of coffee and yellow give you an illusion of golden color.

After oviposition and as the female aged, her light yellow color gradually turn light blue. This make her look similar to a blue male as image below,

    A matured male Rhinocypha humeralis

  An aging female Rhinocypha humeralis

 


Where can I see a Rhinocypha humeralis ?    Danum Valley in Sabah.   Danum Valley Conservation Area (DVCA) was designated in 1980 and is located in the Ulu Segama Forest Reserve in eastern Sabah, near the town of Lahad Datu.

Danum Valley Conservation Area (DVCA) was designated in 1980 and is located in the Ulu Segama Forest Reserve in eastern Sabah, near Lahad Datu town. Its 438 sq km comprise the largest, least disturbed and therefore most valuable example of lowland dipterocarp rainforest remaining in Sabah. Formerly part of the Yayasan Sabah Concession, in 1995 the area was declared a Class I Protection Forest Reserve, under the authority of the Sabah Forestry Department.


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