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Dragonfly Survey in Delhi
October 2 , 2025
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- Delhi is known to host about 51 species of odonates (dragonflies and damselflies).
- A 54% increase has been registered — from 8,630 last year to 13,253 so far this year.
- At the Yamuna Biodiversity Park, Yellow-tailed Ashy Skimmer (Potamarcha congener) has been recorded for the first time.
- Kalindi and Kamla Nehru Ridge together accounted for more than half of the citywide count.
- Kamla Nehru Ridge led the citywide tally with 3,935 individuals and 26 species.
- It is followed by Kalindi (3,682 individuals and 20 species) and Aravalli (2,249 individuals and 16 species).
- Dragonflies and damselflies are bioindicators or species whose presence tracks wetland health.
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