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Smaller Dartlet (Oriens goloides)Observer
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Small butterfly or moth, more like a grasshopper. Rests and flies off fast on sunny paths on edge of forest. 2-3cm long.
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Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae)Observer
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On beach Uswatakwiyawa WP Sri Lanka. Diam 2.5-3 inches.
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Genus EschataObserver
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~ 1 inch moth. Rassagala rainforest.
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Typical House Centipedes (Family Scutigeridae)Observer
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1.5 Inch head and body, seen motionless on rock wall (gecko fashion). Karandagolla reserve, close to Ella, Uva. Myriapodous mandibulate Priyantha Wijesinghe’s ID. Scutigeromorpha; Scutigeridae, a centipede.
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Body 1 inch, Kadugannawa, seen in garden on house wall
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Stick Insects (Order Phasmida)Observer
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About 6 inches. Garden. Kadugannawa.
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
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Producing an exquisite scent at night that radiates over 10m away from this shrub that may be an introduced ornamental. Flowers have a radius of 1.5-2cm. White, in clusters.
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Garden Chafer (Phyllopertha horticola)Observer
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Probably Phyllopertha horticola at about 200 m elevation (500ft) in a Welsh garden on wild white rose.
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Common Baron (Euthalia aconthea)Observer
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About 2.5-3 inches diameter. Dark green seen on Udawattakele.
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Four-Season Orchid (Cymbidium ensifolium)Observer
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Orchid from Udawattekele, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Cultivated native.
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Deer Flies (Genus Chrysops)Observer
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Seen in a tuk tuk window, a fly of about 1 inch long. Piliyandala area.
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Two-striped Telamonia (Telamonia dimidiata)Observer
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On the hands of a taxi driver, about an inch across, seen indoors, Piliyandala area, Sri Lanka
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Trailing Daisy (Sphagneticola trilobata)Observer
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Also in Wedelia, creeping daisy from S America to hold soil, abundant plant in tea estates Sri Lanka
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Subgenus MyrmaObserver
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Large Head-Body 1-1.4cm. Sometimes pause, but race. Solitary and unsocial. Rainforest habitat. Look stripy.
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Two-striped Telamonia (Telamonia dimidiata)Observer
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Small greenish yellow spider 1-2 cm diameter, very small seen by day. Can suspend using silk thread - evidently a web weaver. Also jumps & explores. Very small golden colour.
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Asian Palmyra Palm (Borassus flabellifer)Observer
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Toddy palm seen at Townsville in a park.
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Climbing Fig (Ficus pumila)Observer
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Seen at a park at Wahroonga NSW Australia. Attractive fruits, about 3 inches long. Globose.
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Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia)Observer
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Seen at Normanhurst, Sydney, Australia in shade. About 2 m spread.
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Mango Stem Borer (Batocera rufomaculata)Observer
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King horn, 1-2 inches. Near Ranapura, Ihala Ratganga area. Sp rufomaculata, rubra or something else by Priyantha Wijesinghe. Thanks to all.
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Wandering Violin Mantis (Gongylus gongylodes)Observer
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Hantana range. Size probably 3 inches. Gratitude to ID by Priyantha Wijesinghe @elaphornis
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European Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus)Observer
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Gather up in sun in morning to warm themselves and engage in mating etc. A spider joins them. Slovenia.
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Orchard Spiders and Allies (Genus Leucauge)Observer
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Tiny spider less than 1cm observed in garden at Wewalwatte Sri Lanka, tea estate habitat, on a web.
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Crab Spiders (Family Thomisidae)Observer
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Seen in a local garden on orchids. Can change colour. About 1cm diameter or less including legs.
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Asian Weaver Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina)Observer
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The leaf ant or Dimiya weaving nest. ID by Priyantha Wijesinghe.
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Vetralla quadrataObserver
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Photographed at night. Body about 2.5-3 inches long. Prominent dorsal keel, causing a dorado ventral flattening that makes it resemble a botanical structure. It was making a noise just before picture.
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Giant Fireflies (Genus Lamprigera)Observer
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Glow in the dark larva. Beetle? Hantana, Kandy. Diameter about 1 inch. Body 1-1.5 inches long. Terminal ventral green light. Flattened body segments white at tip and black centrally from top. The curling is defensive.
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Heortia vitessoidesObserver
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Seen in high elevation forest habitat, Hantana, Kandy, Sri Lanka. Body with wings about 1 inch.
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Mountain River Prawn (Macrobrachium latimanus)Observer
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Seen in a lowland forest river, ID uncertain. ~ 20cm, scavenger amidst freshwater fish. Probably endemic to Sri Lanka
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Heterorrhina elegansObserver
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Seen at Udawattakele in Kandy
