Diversity and abundance of Dragonflies in Harsul and Salim Ali Lake Region, in Aurangabad, Maharashtra (India)

Abstract

The current study aimed to investigate the variety and number of dragonflies (Phylum Arthropoda, class Insecta) in the Harsul and Salim Ali Lake regions. The region around the Harsul and Salim Ali Lakes was examined for diversity and abundance. Three families and a total of nine different species of dragonflies were identified. Libellulidae was the family with the greatest abundance in our study, followed by Gomphidae, while Coenagrionidae had the lowest abundance. Gomphidae and coenogrionidae each have one species, while the Libellulidae family contains seven different species. We found that the dragonfly diversity is greatest in Area 1.