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DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES OF SRI LANKA
DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES OF SRI LANKA
1st Edition
A PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO THE ODONATA ORDER OF SRI LANKA.
Created from material from the iNaturalist database as part of a personal study into the dragonflies and damselflies of Sri Lanka.
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Scarlet Skimmer
7
Crocothemis servilia
Crimson Darter
2
Crocothemis servilia servilia
Wandering Glider
8
Pantala flavescens
Keyhole Glider
9
Tramea basilaris
Ferruginous Glider
3
Tramea limbata
Spine-tufted Skimmer
10
Orthetrum chrysis
Blue Marsh Hawk
10
Orthetrum glaucum
Slender Blue Skimmer
11
Orthetrum luzonicum
Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk
12
Orthetrum pruinosum
Common Red Skimmer
13
Orthetrum pruinosum neglectum
Green Marsh Hawk
14
Orthetrum sabina
Green Marsh Hawk
15
Orthetrum sabina sabina
Blue-tailed Forest Hawk
16
Orthetrum triangulare
Paddyfield Parasol
17
Neurothemis intermedia
Pied Paddy Skimmer
18
Neurothemis tullia
Sapphire Flutterer
19
Rhyothemis triangularis
Common Picture Wing
3
Rhyothemis variegata
Variegated flutterer
20
Rhyothemis variegata variegata
Grizzled Pintail
13
Acisoma panorpoides
Scarlet Marsh Hawk
3
Aethriamanta brevipennis
Little Blue Marsh Hawk
21
Brachydiplax sobrina
Ditch Jewel
22
Brachythemis contaminata
Granite Ghost
23
Bradinopyga geminata
Emerald-banded Skimmer
3
Cratilla lineata
Charcoal-winged Percher
24
Diplacodes nebulosa
Chalky Percher
25
Diplacodes trivialis
Amber-winged Glider
3
Hydrobasileus croceus
Fruhstofer's Junglewatcher
26
Hylaeothemis fruhstorferi
Black Marsh Skimmer
27
Indothemis carnatica
Restless Demon
28
Indothemis limbata
Asian Blood Tail
29
Lathrecista asiatica
Pruinosed Bloodtail
30
Lathrecista asiatica asiatica
Vermilion Forester
31
Lyriothemis defonsekai
Wandering Pennant
32
Macrodiplax cora
Aggressive Riverhawk
28
Onychothemis testacea
Blue-tailed Yellow Skimmer
33
Palpopleura sexmaculata
Swampwatcher
3
Potamarcha congener
Rufous Marsh Glider
34
Rhodothemis rufa
Yerbury's Elf
31
Tetrathemis yerburii
Crimson Dropwing
35
Trithemis aurora
Black Stream Glider
35
Trithemis festiva
Kirby's Dropwing
28
Trithemis kirbyi
Dancing Dropwing
35
Trithemis pallidinervis
Scarlet Basker
34
Urothemis signata
Scarlet Basker
34
Urothemis signata signata
Emerald Cascader
36
Zygonyx iris
Dingy Dusk-darter
34
Zyxomma petiolatum
Sinuate Clubtail
38
Burmagomphus pyramidalis
Transvestite Clubtail
31
Cyclogomphus gynostylus
Rivulet Tiger
31
Gomphidia pearsoni
Lyrate Grappletail
39
Heliogomphus lyratus
Nietner's Grappletail
31
Heliogomphus nietneri
Wall's Grappletail
40
Heliogomphus walli
Common Clubtail
41
Ictinogomphus rapax
Sri Lanka Sabretail
31
Megalogomphus ceylonicus
Sri Lanka Forktail
31
Macrogomphus lankanensis
Wijaya's Scissortail
31
Microgomphus wijaya
Lowland Hooktail
31
Paragomphus campestris
Brook Hooktail
31
Paragomphus henryi
Vagrant Emperor
43
Anax ephippiger
Pale-spotted Emperor
44
Anax guttatus
Fiery Emperor
28
Anax immaculifrons
Elephant Emperor
45
Anax indicus
Donald's Hawker
46
Anaciaeschna martini
Indian Duskhawker
3
Gynacantha dravida
Flint's Cruiser
Macromia flinti
Sri Lanka cruiser
31
Macromia zeylanica
Blue-eyed Pondcruiser
48
Epophthalmia vittata
Tigertails
49
Synthemistidae
Forest Shadow-emerald
31
Macromidia donaldi
Damselflies of Sri Lanka
50
Zygoptera
Narrow-winged Damselflies
51
Coenagrionidae
Blue-tailed Damselfly
52
Ischnura elegans
Variable Wisp
10
Agriocnemis femina
Western Golden Dartlet
20
Ischnura rubilio
Common Bluetail
53
Ischnura senegalensis
Asian Slim
3
Aciagrion occidentale
Wandering Midget
54
Agriocnemis pygmaea
Lieftinck’s Sprite
31
Archibasis lieftincki
Orange-tailed Marsh Dart
55
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum
Coromandel Marsh Dart
56
Ceriagrion coromandelianum
Sri Lanka Midget
31
Mortonagrion ceylonicum
Malay Lilysquatter
23
Paracercion malayanum
Three Striped Blue Dart
36
Pseudagrion decorum
Malabar Sprite
57
Pseudagrion malabaricum
Blue Riverdamsel
58
Pseudagrion microcephalum
Orange-faced Sprite
23
Pseudagrion rubriceps
White-legged damselflies
9
Platycnemididae
