A new dragonfly species found in Tezpur, Assam has been named after two women.
The new species of dragonfly, Brahmaputra Picktail – Platygomphus benritarum, has been named in honour of two women: Monisha ‘Ben’ Behal (founder, North East Network) and Rita Banerji (founder, Green Hub Project, Dusty Foot Foundation).
The dragonfly was found by researchers Shantanu Joshi and Anuja Mital, who came across two interesting dragonflies during the pandemic.
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