Defining the Rearing Cage for Agriocnemis femina Damselfly  (Odonata, Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae)

Muhammad Nazri Janra; Henny Herwina; Hafizhah Rahmayani; Lily Rahmawati; Dika Putri Sehati; Shania Refka Fandesti

doi:10.26740/jrba.v2n2.p42-48

Authors

Muhammad Nazri Janra Biology Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Andalas http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9757-4590
Henny Herwina Biology Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Andalas
Hafizhah Rahmayani Biology Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Andalas
Lily Rahmawati Biology Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Andalas
Dika Putri Sehati Biology Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Andalas
Shania Refka Fandesti Biology Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Andalas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26740/jrba.v2n2.p42-48

Keywords:

Agriocnemis femina, cage setup, feeding, ornamental plants, rearing

Abstract

Rearing insects such as dragonflies and damselflies aim to gain uniform progeny that used for scientific purposes. In Indonesia, unfortunately, this rearing type is not yet common which suggests the time for its initiation. This study has objective to define the type of rearing cage for Agriocnemis femina damselfly (Odonata, Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae). It was conducted descriptively by using two smalls (9 x 13 x 23 cm), four medium (14 x 15 x 22 cm) and two larges (20 x 23 x 33 cm) size boxes as cage setups, with or without ornamental plants in it. The feeding was with limited (10-15 Drosophila flies provided per day) and unlimited provision. Data was analyzed descriptively. The results showed that A. femina lived normally, including eating and mating, within the large cage setup equipped with ornamental plants and unlimited feeding.

Author Biography

Muhammad Nazri Janra, Biology Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Andalas

I got my BSc in Biology from the Department of Biology in Andalas University Padang West Sumatra Indonesia on 2002. Then I continued with Master in Integrated Natural Resource Management that I finished on 2007 in the Graduate School of Andalas University. My second Master I got from the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, USA.

Now I work as teaching staff and researcher in the Department of Biology in Andalas University, specifically on the course of Ornithology, Animal Taxonomy, Biogeography and Bio-conservation

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