Bonpland's croton (Croton bonplandianus)

An introduced woody herb of dry and often sandy open areas in the low country. Native to South America and naturalized in the Sri Lanka.

Three-leaved Lantana/Cambara (Lantana trifolia)

An introduced perennial herb or sub-shrub native to tropical America. Naturalized along roadsides of the mid hills. Flowering from March to September.

Glossocarya scandens

Rather rare indigenous straggling shrub or woody vine occurs in the dry zone forests.

එළ බටු[Ela batu]/Egg plant/Aubergine/Brinjal (Solanum melongena)

An introduced herb with uncertain origin. Often cultivated as the Brinjal to use its purple oblong fruit as a vegetable. Escaped and naturalized plants also occurs along roadsides and waste lands. Wild fruits are also eaten as a curry. Cultivated plants unarmed.

වල් කොල්ලු [Wal kollu](Teramnus labialis)

Common indigenous liana of the low country. Flowering from November to June.

Allamanda blanchetii

Large introduced shrub native to the Brazil. Cultivated as an ornamental in gardens. 

Pogostemon hirsutus

Common endemic herb in under shade of montane and sub montane forests. Often close to the water sources. Flowering from October to March.

Atlas Moth (Attacus taprobanis)

A large moth lives in Southern India and Sri Lanka. Adult moths do not take foods and survive on fat they have stored from the larval period. The females sitting most calm and emit pheromones, that the active males can notice from a distance. As per Moore at that time Attacus taprobanis was a common insect in the Colombo. Probably due to readily availability of its host plant Cinnamon in the cultivation. 

Location - Ambagaspitiya, Gampaha district.

Wing expanse - 17 - 23 cm

Reference - The Lepidoptera of Ceylon - F. Moore, F.Z.S. Vol 2 Page 124-125.

External links -  http://www.inaturalist.org/listed_taxa/3412320
Larval host plants - "Feeds on Cinnomon and others trees (Thwaites)" - Moore, F.Z.S., 1882-3
                                     Elaeocarpus serratus (වෙරළු/Wild Olive) - (Rohana Gunawardana Personal communication )

ඔළිඳ[Olinda]/Crab's Eyes/Indian Liquorice (Abrus precatorius)

Common indigenous vine twining around stems of other trees or bushes, occurs from lowlands to lower hills. Seeds used to make ornaments and in old days as goldsmith's weights. Seeds poisonous. Leaves and roots are used in traditional medicine. 

Commelina clavata

An indigenous herb restricted to the hill country grasslands and disturbed places from  1600 to 1810 m a.s.l. Flowering September, November and January.

Spiral Ginger (Costus afer)

An introduced large herb native to West Africa. Cultivated as an ornamental and probably also naturalized in some wet zone places*.

* Naturalized plants observed at roadsides of Athweltota and along the Nambapana Ela stream close to the Madakada monastery of Ingiriya.

වැල් බූටෑ [Wel buta] (Rubus indicus)

An indigenous straggling shrub in montane forests, secondary forest borders, jungle roadsides, hilly slopes and shady areas close to streams from 300 to 2000 m a.s.l. Flowering throughout the year. Glossy red fruits are edible. 

Ardisia zeylanica [Syn: Ardisia moonii]

Rather common endemic undershrub occurs in shady places of wet zone up to 1500 m elevations. Flowering and fruiting from December to May.

පාලඟ/පලු කන්[Palanga/Palu kan] (Uvaria zeylanica)

Native slender straggling climber in both wet and dry low country. Mostly near the sea and often on sand dunes. In the wet zone only occurs in secondary shrub.

සැළලිහිණියා [Salalihiniya]/Sri Lanka Hill Myna [Ceylon Grackle/Ceylon Hill Myna] (Gracula ptilogenys)

Rather uncommon endemic bird occurs locally in forests and near by well wooded home gardens, plantations, etc. from wet lowlands to the mid hills. It feeds on fruits, high in the canopy level of the forest, as pairs or as small groups. The breeding season lasts from February to May and probably again from August to September. The nest is a cavity in a tree hole.

වල් කොබ්බෑ[Wal Kobbe] (Allophylus zeylanicus)

Rather common endemic shrub or small tree occurs in the wet zone forests up to about 2000 m elevations. Flowering from March to May and September to October. Whole plant medicinal.