Gynandromorph dragonfly spotted in Kerala

File image: dragonfly

What: Gynandromorphs biological phenomenon

Where: Thrissur, Kerala

Who: Scarlet Skimmer 

Researchers have spotted a peculiar dragonfly, the Scarlet Skimmer (Crocothemis servilia), in the Puzhakkal area of the Kole wetlands in Thrissur .

They recorded ‘gynandromorphism’ in the  individual dragonfly.

Gynandromorphism is a very rare biological phenomenon. Gynandromorphs are chimeric individuals having both male and female tissues and it is viewed by the scientific community as a genetic aberration.

Male dragonflies typically have a prominent blood-red colouration in almost all the body parts and the female is pale yellow in colour with a dark brown thorax and legs.

The finding of Renjith R.V and Vivek Chandran has been published in the latest issue of the Journal of Threatened Taxa.

(Source: The Hindu)

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