Konkan Shadowdamsel and Crimson Shadowdamsel Latest News
Two new species of damselflies named Konkan Shadowdamsel and Crimson Shadowdamsel have been discovered in the Western Ghats by researchers from Maharashtra and Kerala.
About Konkan Shadowdamsel and Crimson Shadowdamsel
- They are two new species of damselflies.
- The species — Konkan Shadowdamsel, discovered in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district, and Crimson Shadowdamsel, discovered in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram district — belong to the group commonly called ‘Shadowdamsels’ because of their affinity for well-shaded forest habitats.
- The Crimson Shadowdamsel has a reddish body, and the Konkan Shadowdamsel has a coffee-brown ground colouration.
- Shadowdamsels usually only thrive in pristine habitats and small streams.
- They can act as indicators of the health of our forests. They are pollution indicators as well.
- Many of them are microendemics restricted to certain hill ranges within the Western Ghats.
What are Damselflies?
- They are a group of predatory, aerial insects that are in the order Odonata.
- They are found mainly near shallow, freshwater habitats and are graceful fliers with slender bodies and long, filmy, net-veined wings.
- They are generally smaller, more delicate, and fly weakly in comparison with dragonflies.
Source: HT
Last updated on January, 2026
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