Protosticta sooryaprakashi

Protosticta sooryaprakashi, known as the Kodagu shadowdamsel, is a species of damselfly described from India in 2025.

Range

P. sooryaprakashi is only found in Karnataka, India.

Habitat

Type specimens were observed in areca nut plantations and adjacent areas along the banks of a River.

Etymology

The species epithet sooryaprakashi is a Latinised noun of Sooryaprakash in genitive case, honouring Sooryaprakash Shenoy. He was an eminent botanist and the Head Scientist of the Botany Division at the Dr. Shivaram Karanth Nisargadhama in Pilikula, Karnataka, India. He is widely regarded for his dedicated efforts towards biodiversity conservation in the Western Ghats.