Cebu Damselfly Cebu risiocnemis (Teobaldo Borromeo)

Category: ENDANGERED Status: Single- island endemic found only in Cebu Island. Habitat/Distribution: USC researchers found it in a small streamlet in the Tabunan forests of central Cebu. Hosts/ Plants: No Information Habitats/Behavior: No Information Threats: Habitat Destruction Interesting Information: The damselfly has a bluish-black thorax and white stripes on the abdomen. The color pattern of the thorax is different. The structure differences in male appendages are quite striking Conservation Efforts/Measures: National Integrated Protected Areas System Law (NIPAS law) Photograph Information: Courtesy of  CAWS

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