{"id":65689,"date":"2025-09-29T15:53:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T10:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=65689"},"modified":"2025-09-29T15:53:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T10:23:59","slug":"yellow-tailed-ashy-skimmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/yellow-tailed-ashy-skimmer\/","title":{"rendered":"Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the Yamuna Biodiversity Park, Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer (Potamarcha congener) has been recorded for the first time during a recent Dragonfly survey in Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>species of dragonfly <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the family Libellulidae.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Potamarcha congener<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><b> one of two species in its group, called Potamarcha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The other species is Potamarcha puella.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known as the <\/span><b>common chaser, or swampwatcher.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is common through much of its range, which stretches through parts of <\/span><b>South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including in countries such as <\/span><b>India, Indonesia, China, Australia, and Vietnam.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>medium-sized<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dragonfly.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its body is <\/span><b>bluish-black near the head.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its<\/span><b> tail is yellow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with <\/span><b>black marks.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>face <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of this dragonfly can be <\/span><b>yellowish-green to dark brown.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>eyes are reddish-brown on to<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">p. They are bluish-grey underneath.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Male Dragonflies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Adult males have a<\/span><b> bluish powder-like coating.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This covers their upper body and the first part of their abdomen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Female Dragonflies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Females have <\/span><b>yellow and black stripes on their sides<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Their <\/span><b>abdomen is black<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with dull <\/span><b>orange marks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>can fly backward,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> showcasing <\/span><b>incredible aerial agility<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> uncommon in other flying insects.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>It is classified as <strong>&#8216;Least Concern&#8217;<\/strong> under the IUCN Red List.<\/p>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/delhi\/dragonflies-delhi-new-species-yamuna-biodiversity-park-10277024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. 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