Pantala dragonfly completes world’s longest journey
Q. A dragonfly has taken the record for the world’s longest travel as it migrates from one continent to another. What is its species?- Published on 04 Mar 16a. Monarch
b. Pantala
c. Green Damer
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Pantala
A type of dragonfly has taken the record for the longest travel in the world as it migrates from one content to another, according to Newark researchers from Rutgers University. Earlier, monarch butterflies migrating across N American were considered the longest migrating insects but the Pantala destroyed any migrating record of their’s. Its cousin Green Damer or Anax Junius is also a world traveller. Pantala (also known as Pantala lfavescens) is located in areas as far apart as Texas, Japan, Korea, India and South American.