TNPSC Thervupettagam

Agasthyamalai Bamboo Tail

November 16 , 2024 18 hrs 0 min 3 0
  • Researchers has discovered a new species of damselfly from Manjadininnavila in Thiruvananthapuram district.
  • It is named as the Agasthyamalai Bambootail (Agasthyamala Mulavalan in the language of Malayalam).
  • The damselfly is a rare species belonging to the group of bambootails.
  • The only other species in this genus is the Malabar Bambootail (Melanoneura bilineata) that is found in the Coorg-Wayanad landscape of the Ghats.

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