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Odonata of India is a first, peer-reviewed, internet-based and open resource for Indian Odonata. It is a sister of the Butterflies of India and Cicadas of India websites. There are around 5,680 species of Odonata known from all over the globe with almost all of them dependant on freshwater habitats for their reproduction. Many species often have small distributions and are habitat specific, hence they are often successfully used as indicators for environmental health and conservation management (Kalkman et. al 2008).
186 species/subspecies (approx. 37%) belonging to 67 genera out of 503 are endemic to India (Babu et al. 2013). The endemic Odonate fauna of India is largely concentrated in two biodiversity hotspots of India, viz., Western Ghats and Northeast India.
This is a sister website of Butterflies of India. This website was designed as a central database on Indian Odonata which will include photographic records, distributional and population data, natural history information, ecology. This website will also serve to spread awareness about conservation of these insects.
Website: http://www.indianodonata.org/