Biology:Protosticta armageddonia

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Short description: Species of damselfly

Protosticta armageddonia
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P. armageddonia
Binomial name
Protosticta armageddonia
Payra, Chandran, Deshpande & Koparde, 2023

Protosticta armageddonia, the armageddon reedtail, is a damselfly species in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Western Ghats in India.[1]

Discovery

P. armageddonia was first photographed on 7 December 2022 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and was described in 2023.

See also

  • List of odonates of India
  • List of odonata of Kerala

References

  1. Payra, Arajush; Chandran, Reji; Deshpandec, Ameya; Koparde, Pankaj (28 August 2023). "Description of Protosticta armageddonia sp. nov. (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) from the Western Ghats of India". International Journal of Odonatology 26: 93–102. doi:10.48156/1388.2023.1917043. https://worlddragonfly.org/article/tijo20-v026-a11_payra_et_al/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q122081037 entry