Euphaea wayanadensis
Euphaea wayanadensis,[1] ' is a species of damselfly in the family Euphaeidae. The species name wayanadensis is an adjectival toponym derived from the type locality in wayanad district, Kerala, India.[2]
| Euphaea wayanadensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Euphaeidae |
| Genus: | Euphaea |
| Species: | E. wayanadensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Euphaea wayanadensis Anooj, Susanth & Sadasivan, 2025
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This species is endemic to the Western Ghats, known to occur only in the fast-flowing streams and riparian patches of Kerala, Wayanad district around Thirunelli. Other specimens were found in Kannur district, in Aaralam.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ^ a b Anooj, S.S.; Susanth, C.; Sadasivan, Kalesh; Bhakare, Shriram Dinkar; Sawant, Dattaprasad; Nair, Vinayan Padmanabhan (2025). "A new species of Euphaea Selys, 1840 (Odonata, Euphaeidae) from Wayanad, Western Ghats, Kerala, India". Entomon. 50 (1): 73–84. doi:10.33307/entomon.v50i1.1416.
External links
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