{"id":75764,"date":"2025-12-01T13:31:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T08:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=75764"},"modified":"2025-12-01T16:20:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T10:50:52","slug":"protosticta-sooryaprakashi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/protosticta-sooryaprakashi\/","title":{"rendered":"Protosticta sooryaprakashi"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Protosticta sooryaprakashi Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A\u00a0 new species of damselfly named, Protosticta sooryaprakashi, sporting vibrant sky-blue markings, has been recently discovered in the biodiversity hotspots of India\u2019s Western Ghats.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Protosticta sooryaprakashi<\/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>new species of damselfly.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Named the Kodagu Shadowdamsel, it was discovered in<\/span><b> Karnataka\u2019s Kodagu district.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The species has been <\/span><b>named in honour<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><b>late Dr. Sooryaprakash Shenoy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a <\/span><b>renowned botanist.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sporting <\/span><b>striking sky-blue markings,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the Kodagu Shadowdamsel <\/span><b>thrives in low-light habitats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and requires <\/span><b>pristine environmental conditions <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to breed.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entomologists say its presence is a <\/span><b>strong indicator of a healthy ecosystem<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with minimal pollution.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite its resemblance to its close relatives, its <\/span><b>slender build<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> makes it the <\/span><b>thinnest member of the damselfly family.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its distinguishing features include a <\/span><b>unique blue spot on its neck and at the tip of its body.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Unlike dragonflies, which inhabit bright, sunny spaces, damselflies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like the Kodagu Shadowdamsel <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">favour cool, shaded areas, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">making sightings rare and significant.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/researchmatters.in\/news\/new-species-shadow-damselfly-discovered-kodagus-western-ghats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protosticta sooryaprakashi is a new species of damselfly discovered in Karnataka\u2019s Kodagu district. 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