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Kerala to host dragonfly festival
Why is it in News?
- Kerala will host the first-ever State Dragonfly Festival.
Details:
- It is part of a national dragonfly festival being organised by the WWF India, Bombay Natural History Society & Indian Dragonfly Society in association with the National Biodiversity Board, UNEP, UNDP and IUCN - Centre for Environment Conservation.
- ‘Pantalu’ is the official mascot of the festival.
- Dragonflies in Kerala:
(1) A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order Odonata, infraorder Anisoptera.
(2) Adult dragonflies are characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, sometimes with coloured patches and an elongated body.
(3) Most common dragonflies find in Western Ghats are, Yellow bush dart copera marginipes, Brown backed red marsh hawk, Great blue skimmer, Ground skimmer.