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 ...

An endemic very rare damselfly inhabiting small streams of montane forests and marshlands in the central hills. 

Commonest Shadowdamsel of Sri Lanka occurs from lowlands to mid-hills of southwestern part of the country in both forested steams as wel...

Locally common insect inhabiting streams and rivulets of southwestern and central forested areas from lowlands to mid-hills. It occurs...

An endemic damselfly occurs in small streams and seeps of the montane forests from 1000 to 2000 m elevations. 

Adam's Shadowdamsel  is one of the rarest endemic damselfly so far recorded only from few localities of the  Knuckles range  and its ...

Common endemic damselfly inhabiting small streams in secondary and primary forests as well as the degraded habitats of the central and so...

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...

Very common damselfly occurs in ponds, tanks, marshlands, lagoons, paddy fields, channels,   brackish water and sometimes even in  pollut...

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

Locally common damselfly confined to the central hills of the island between 1800 and 2500 elevations. It can be found at grassy edges of ...

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...