Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

 Rather rare insect confined to the marshes, swamps and lakes of the central hills (Mainly to the vicinity of Nuwaraeliya and Horton Plains ...

Rather rare dragonfly found in marshes, streams and pools of the higher elevations in the Knuckles range and Central hills. Isolated re...

Rather uncommon dragonfly usually found perch on grasses or sticks in wet lowland areas such as marshes, ponds, tanks and nearby vegetati...

An endemic dragonfly rather common at mid elevations of the southwestern wet zone. Also occurs in the intermediate zone, but absent in ...

Rather rare dragonfly found in marshes, ditches, tanks and slow moving rivers, mainly in the low country wet zone. But there are records ...

Rather rare high-flying dragonfly occurs in weedy tanks and ponds in the dry lowlands. 

Rather common dragonfly inhabiting weedy ponds, tanks, channels, lagoons and marshes mainly in the lowlands throughout the year. 

Blue Pursuer is a locally common dragonfly found in small weedy ponds and marshes from lowlands to mid-hills. 

Very common insect inhabiting marshes, paddy fields, tanks etc. from lowlands to mid-hills. It usually emerges as large numbers when the...

A very common dragonfly of the lowlands up to mid hills. It inhabits rice fields, weedy tanks, streams beaches  and  footpaths, often f...

An uncommon dragonfly found in lowland forested areas, paddy fields, plantations and vicinity of tanks in the dry zone ( bedjanic, M....

A very rare dragonfly recorded only once in Sri Lanka   from the  Kandy  according to the Terrence de Fonseka ( de Fonseka T., 2000 )....

Common dragonfly found in marshes, tanks, ponds etc. in both wet and dry zone lowlands. 

Very common dragonfly found in weedy tanks, marsh lands, paddy fields and streams from lowlands to the hills. 

Pale-faced Forest-Skimme r was described by  Fraser  as a very common insect on the West Coast of India, but records here in Sri Lanka a...

An uncommon dragonfly found in tanks, ponds and marshy areas of dry and wet zone lowlands.

Common in marshes and swampy areas from lowlands to the central hills while widely distributed in montane and submontane areas. 

Locally common dragonfly of streams and pools of sub montane areas.

Common dragonfly from lowlands to lower hills. Found in weedy tanks, paddy fields, streams and marsh lands.

Common dragonfly of ponds, streams and rivers from lowland plains to montane areas. It is usually found close to the water and can be see...