Euphaea wayanadensis

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Euphaea wayanadensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Euphaeidae
Genus: Euphaea
Species:
E. wayanadensis
Binomial name
Euphaea wayanadensis
Anooj, Susanth & Sadasivan, 2025

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]

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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]

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  1. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
  2. 1 2 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 .

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