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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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Dragonflies and Damselflies 1
Odonata
Dragonflies of Sri Lanka 2
Anisoptera
Skimmers 3
Libellulidae
Nomad 4
Sympetrum fonscolombii
Scarlet Skimmer 5
Crocothemis servilia
Crimson Darter 6
Crocothemis servilia servilia
Wandering Glider 7
Pantala flavescens
Keyhole Glider 8
Tramea basilaris
Ferruginous Glider 1
Tramea limbata
Spine-tufted Skimmer 9
Orthetrum chrysis
Blue Marsh Hawk 9
Orthetrum glaucum
Slender Blue Skimmer 10
Orthetrum luzonicum
Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk 11
Orthetrum pruinosum
Common Red Skimmer 12
Orthetrum pruinosum neglectum
Green Marsh Hawk 13
Orthetrum sabina
Green Marsh Hawk 14
Orthetrum sabina sabina
Blue-tailed Forest Hawk 15
Orthetrum triangulare
Paddyfield Parasol 16
Neurothemis intermedia
Pied Paddy Skimmer 17
Neurothemis tullia
Sapphire Flutterer 18
Rhyothemis triangularis
Common Picture Wing 1
Rhyothemis variegata
Variegated flutterer 19
Rhyothemis variegata variegata
Grizzled Pintail 12
Acisoma panorpoides
Scarlet Marsh Hawk 1
Aethriamanta brevipennis
Little Blue Marsh Hawk 20
Brachydiplax sobrina
Ditch Jewel 21
Brachythemis contaminata
Granite Ghost 22
Bradinopyga geminata
Emerald-banded Skimmer 1
Cratilla lineata
Charcoal-winged Percher 23
Diplacodes nebulosa
Chalky Percher 24
Diplacodes trivialis
Amber-winged Glider 1
Hydrobasileus croceus
Fruhstofer's Junglewatcher 25
Hylaeothemis fruhstorferi
Black Marsh Skimmer 26
Indothemis carnatica
Restless Demon 27
Indothemis limbata
Asian Blood Tail 28
Lathrecista asiatica
Pruinosed Bloodtail 29
Lathrecista asiatica asiatica
Vermilion Forester 30
Lyriothemis defonsekai
Wandering Pennant 31
Macrodiplax cora
Aggressive Riverhawk 27
Onychothemis testacea
Blue-tailed Yellow Skimmer 32
Palpopleura sexmaculata
Swampwatcher 1
Potamarcha congener
Rufous Marsh Glider 33
Rhodothemis rufa
Yerbury's Elf 30
Tetrathemis yerburii
Twister 1
Tholymis tillarga
Crimson Dropwing 34
Trithemis aurora
Black Stream Glider 34
Trithemis festiva
Kirby's Dropwing 27
Trithemis kirbyi
Dancing Dropwing 34
Trithemis pallidinervis
Scarlet Basker 33
Urothemis signata
Scarlet Basker 33
Urothemis signata signata
Emerald Cascader 35
Zygonyx iris
Dingy Dusk-darter 33
Zyxomma petiolatum
Clubtails 36
Gomphidae
Sinuate Clubtail 37
Burmagomphus pyramidalis
Transvestite Clubtail 30
Cyclogomphus gynostylus
Rivulet Tiger 30
Gomphidia pearsoni
Lyrate Grappletail 38
Heliogomphus lyratus
Nietner's Grappletail 30
Heliogomphus nietneri
Wall's Grappletail 39
Heliogomphus walli
Common Clubtail 40
Ictinogomphus rapax
Sri Lanka Sabretail 30
Megalogomphus ceylonicus
Sri Lanka Forktail 30
Macrogomphus lankanensis
Wijaya's Scissortail 30
Microgomphus wijaya
Lowland Hooktail 30
Paragomphus campestris
Brook Hooktail 30
Paragomphus henryi
Darners 41
Aeshnidae
Vagrant Emperor 42
Anax ephippiger
Pale-spotted Emperor 43
Anax guttatus
Fiery Emperor 27
Anax immaculifrons
Elephant Emperor 44
Anax indicus
Donald's Hawker 45
Anaciaeschna martini
Indian Duskhawker 1
Gynacantha dravida
Cruisers 46
Macromiidae
Flint's Cruiser
Macromia flinti
Sri Lanka cruiser 30
Macromia zeylanica
Blue-eyed Pondcruiser 47
Epophthalmia vittata
Tigertails 48
Synthemistidae
Forest Shadow-emerald 30
Macromidia donaldi
Damselflies of Sri Lanka 49
Zygoptera
Narrow-winged Damselflies 50
Coenagrionidae
Blue-tailed Damselfly 51
Ischnura elegans
Variable Wisp 9
Agriocnemis femina
Western Golden Dartlet 19
Ischnura rubilio
Common Bluetail 52
Ischnura senegalensis
Asian Slim 1
Aciagrion occidentale
Wandering Midget 53
Agriocnemis pygmaea
Lieftinck’s Sprite 30
Archibasis lieftincki
Orange-tailed Marsh Dart 54
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum
Coromandel Marsh Dart 55
Ceriagrion coromandelianum
Sri Lanka Midget 30
Mortonagrion ceylonicum
Malay Lilysquatter 22
Paracercion malayanum
Three Striped Blue Dart 35
Pseudagrion decorum
Malabar Sprite 56
Pseudagrion malabaricum
Blue Riverdamsel 57
Pseudagrion microcephalum
Orange-faced Sprite 22
Pseudagrion rubriceps
White-legged damselflies 8
Platycnemididae
Yellow featherlegs 58
Copera marginipes
Elattoneura caesia 59
Dark-glittering Threadtail 60
Elattoneura centralis
Smoky-winged Threadtail 30
Elattoneura leucostigma

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