Rare dragonfly resurfaces in Arunachal after 110 years
A rare dragonfly, Gynacantha khasiaca, has been rediscovered in Arunachal Pradesh after 110 years. This species, known as the long-tailed duskhawker, was last recorded in 1914 and has been observed in Namdapha National Park. The finding highlights the importance of habitat protection and monitoring in the region.
- ▪The dragonfly was recorded by a team of citizen scientists in October 2024.
- ▪Gynacantha khasiaca was last described from the Abor Hills in 1914.
- ▪The species has been documented in several other regions outside India, including Bangladesh and Myanmar.
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An insect that enjoys a near-360° vision with thousands of lenses, and can stay still in the air, has resurfaced in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district, about 600 km east of where it was first recorded 110 years ago.A team of four citizen scientists recorded Gynacantha khasiaca, a rare dragonfly commonly known as the long-tailed duskhawker, from the Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve. This insect with two compound eyes, each with thousands of tiny lenses and photoreceptor clusters, was last described from the erstwhile Abor Hills in 1914.Mahesh R.
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