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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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Two-spotted Threadtail 1
Elattoneura oculata
Red-stripped Threadtail 2
Elattoneura tenax
Marsh Dancer 3
Onychargia atrocyana
Stripe-headed Threadtail 4
Prodasineura sita
Shadowdamsels 5
Platystictidae
Adam's Shadowdamsel 6
Ceylonosticta adami
Alwis's shadowdamsel 6
Ceylonosticta alwisi
Ana Mia's shadowdamsel 6
Ceylonosticta anamia
Austin's Shadowdamsel 6
Ceylonosticta austeni
Ceylonosticta inferioreducta
Bine's Shadowdamsel 7
Ceylonosticta bine
Brinck's Shadowdamsel 6
Ceylonosticta brincki
Ceylonosticta mirifica
Nobel Shadowdamsel 6
Ceylonosticta digna
Ceylonosticta goodalei
Merry Shadowdamsel 6
Ceylonosticta hilaris
Drooping Shadowdamsel 6
Ceylonosticta lankanensis
Mojca's Shadowdamsel 6
Ceylonosticta mojca
Dark Knob-tipped Shadowdamsel 6
Ceylonosticta montana
Alwisi's shadowdamsel 6
Ceylonosticta nancyae
Nietner's Shadowdamsel 6
Ceylonosticta nietneri
Rupasinghe's Shadowdamsel 6
Ceylonosticta rupasinghe
Bordered Knob-tipped Shadowdamsel 6
Ceylonosticta submontana
Dark-shouldered Cornuted Shadowdamsel 6
Ceylonosticta tropica
Wall's Shadowdamsel 8
Ceylonosticta walli
Dark Forestdamsel 6
Platysticta apicalis
Blurry Forestdamsel 6
Platysticta maculata
Platysticta secreta 6
Serendib Forestdamsel 9
Platysticta serendibica
Broad-winged Damselflies 10
Calopterygidae
Stream Glory 11
Neurobasis chinensis
Black-tipped Demoiselle 1
Vestalis nigrescens
Spread-winged Damselflies 12
Lestidae
Closed-wing Reedling 6
Indolestes divisus
Mountain reedling 6
Indolestes gracilis
Emerald Spreadwing 13
Lestes elatus
Scalloped Spreadwing 14
Lestes praemorsus
Emerald Sri Lankan Spreadwing 6
Sinhalestes orientalis
Jewels 15
Chlorocyphidae
Adam's Gem 4
Libellago adami
Ebony Gem 7
Libellago corbeti
Ultima Gem 6
Libellago finalis
Green's Gem 16
Libellago greeni
Gossamerwings 17
Euphaeidae
Shining Gossamerwing 18
Euphaea splendens

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