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This baseline field study carried out from April 2019 to September 2020, in the Pulwama district of Kashmir Himalayan Region reported a total of 11 species of Odonata- under two suborders namely Anisoptera (Dragonflies: 7 genera and 9 species) and Zygoptera (Damselflies: 2 genera and species each). Family Libellulidae, suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies) with seven species distributed in five genera was the most dominant family. Pantala flavescens was the most common species.

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Odonata, Dragonflies, Damselflies, Pulwama, Kashmir Himalayan Region, Biodiversity, Distribution, Status, Pantala flavescens.

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Qureshi, A. A., Paray, N. A., Khandi , R. M., Syeed, S., & Ganai, R. A. (2022). Diversity of Odonata of District Pulwama of Kashmir. Indian Journal of Entomology, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.131
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