Westward range extension of the Greater Blue-wing Rhyothemis plutonia Selys, 1883 (Insecta: Odonata: Libellulidae) into Uttarakhand, India

Authors

  • Omkar Sanjay Damle Biodiversity Documentation Associate, Jim’s Jungle Retreat, Village & PO Dhela, Ramnagar, District Nainital, Uttarakhand 244715, India. https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0529-2420

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.10222.18.3.28604-28606

Keywords:

Dragonflies, odonate diversity, range extension, western Himalaya

Abstract

Rhyothemis plutonia Selys, 1883 was recorded from Dhela, Uttarakhand, representing the first confirmed occurrence of the species in the state and western Himalaya. This finding extends the known distribution of the species by over 500 km westward from previously reported records in Nepal and northeastern India.

Author Biography

Omkar Sanjay Damle, Biodiversity Documentation Associate, Jim’s Jungle Retreat, Village & PO Dhela, Ramnagar, District Nainital, Uttarakhand 244715, India.

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26-03-2026

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Vol. 18 No. 3 (2026)

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