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Dragonfly teneral male

Neurothemis terminata

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Field Notes

Description:

Spotted 40M in Bentanilya vertical entrance (Cacupangan Cave System), Brgy. Tagudin, Mabini, Pangasinan

Notes:

ID to species by Rj Villanueva (Phil. Biodiversity Net).
Photo by Jerry Rendon

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
BalincaguinConservancy
We have seen "accidentals" species underground, mostly washed in by the rains or streams. I was told this is a juvenile that may have entered the cave as an egg or larve... or it could have just flown in through the skylight; a 40M drop is probably nothing for a dragonfly.
KarenL
Amazing - I would never have thought that dragonflies would travel so far underground!

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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
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Cave Biota of the Philippines

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PublishedFebruary 25, 2012

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