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Protosticta armageddonia

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Protosticta armageddonia
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P. armageddonia
Binomial name
Protosticta armageddonia
Chandran, Payra,Deshpande & Koparde 2023

Protosticta armageddonia, the armageddon reedtail, is a damselfly species in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Western Ghats in India.[1]

Discovery

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P. armageddonia was first photographed on 7 December 2022 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and was described in 2023.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Payra, Arajush; Chandran, Reji; Deshpandec, Ameya; Koparde, Pankaj (28 August 2023). "Description of Protosticta armageddonia sp. nov. (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) from the Western Ghats of India". International Journal of Odonatology. 26: 93–102. doi:10.48156/1388.2023.1917043.