Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

 An uncommon dragonfly occurs mainly in the hill country streams with pools as well as the tanks and lakes. But it can be found in low count...

 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 ...

In June 1926 G,M, Henry collected a single male and female of this very rare and probably seasonal dragonfly from the Haldummulla . F.C....

Rivulet Tiger is the biggest of all endemic Clubtails. It occurs in  streams, rivulets and rivers in the primary and secondary  rain for...

An uncommon dragonfly inhabiting ponds, lakes, rivers, tanks and lagoons of lowland areas. It is a crepuscular dragonfly and active o...

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. 

Rather rare endemic dragonfly inhabiting streams and rivulets in the forests of southwestern lowlands up to mid hills. It is a fast-flyin...

Rather uncommon dragonfly occurs in rivers and stream habitats from lowlands to mid hills. 

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....

Wall’s Grappletail is a rare endemic dragonfly inhabiting fast flowing forested streams. Earlier  records  only exist from Morningside ...

Locally common dragonfly inhabiting fast flowing streams and rivers in submontane areas according to the de Fonseka ( de Fonseka T., 2...

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