Endemic Dragonflies of Sri Lanka |
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1. Black-tipped Flashwing Ventalis apicalis nigrescens
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Inhabit forested streams and rivers from lower hills to higher elevations. Common.
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2. Adam’s Gem Libellago adami
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Inhabit rivers, canals, streams, both fast and slow moving water from low wetland areas to the lower hill areas.Common.
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3. Ultima Gem Libellago finalis
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| Inhabit shaded rivers and small streams in mid hills to mountain areas.Common locally. |
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4. Green’s Gem Libellago greeni
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Inhabit shaded rivers and small streams, low and midhills to higher elevations. Common locally.
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5. Shining Gossamerwing Euphaea splendens
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Inhabit all types of moderate to fast flowing streams and rivers surrounded by mixed vegetation in hilly areas.Very common.
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6. Emerald Sri Lanka Spreadwing Sinhalestes orientalis |
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Rare. But common in the Uva patnas. Found in grass land of low country wet zone and Central hills.
IUCNSL 2007 List:CR
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7. Metallic-backed Reedling Indolestes divisus |
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8. Mountain Reedling Indolestes gracilis gracilis
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IInhabit grassy edges of ponds, lakes, and marshes in the hills and mountains, especially in the Nuwara Eliya area.Common locally. |
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9. Sri Lanka Midget Mortonagrion ceylonicum
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Found in densely shaded forests near small slow streams or densely vegetated tanks.Low wet zone ares to lower hills where specific habitats are found. Very rare.Globally endangered.
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10. Sri Lanka Orange-faced Sprite Pseudagrion rubriceps ceylonicum
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Inhabit weedy edges of ponds, tanks, canals, streams, marshes, lagoons and rivers.
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11. Adam’s Shadowdamsel Drepanosticta adami |
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12. Austin’s Shadowdamsel Drepanosticta austeni |
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IUCNSL 2007 List:CR |
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13. Brinck’s Shadowdamsel Drepanosticta brincki
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Inhabits small streams in primary and secondary rainforests, as well as rivulets with falls and rich surrounding vegetation at different elevations. Generally uncommon, but more common than other shadowdamsels.
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14. Nobel Shadowdamsel Drepanosticta digna
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15. Fraser’s Shadowdamsel Drepanosticta fraseri
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16. Merry Shadowdamsel Drepanosticta hilaris
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17. Drooping Shadowdamsel Drepanosticta lankanensis
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Found near small streams and springs in the rainforest. Very rare.
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18. Dark Knob-tipped Shadowdamsel Drepanosticta montana
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The species inhabits small mountain streams in dense jungle.Very rare. Globally endangered.
IUCNSL 2007 List: CR |
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19. Nietner’s Shadowdamsel Drepanosticta nietneri |
Inhabits small streams in the primary and secondary rainforest. Rare.
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20. Sinhalese Shadowdamsel Drepanosticta sinhalensis
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Species known from a single malee caught near Ratnapura.Most probably it may inhabits small streams and springs in the rain forests. Very rare. |
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21. Starmuhlner’s Shadowdamsel Drepanosticta starmuehlneri
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22. Bordered Knob-tipped Shadowdamsel Drepanosticta submontana |
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Found in the low country-wet zone forests up to 500m.Rare
IUCNSL 2007 List: CR |
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23. Blue-shouldered Cornuted Shadowdamsel Drepanosticta subtropica
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24. Dark-shouldered Cornuted Shadowdamsel Drepanosticta tropica
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| Found near small streams in dense montane forests of mountain regions. Very rare. |
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| 25. Wall’s Shadowdamsel Drepanosticta walli |
Dark Forestdamsel Platysticta apicalis
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| Inhabits streams and rivulets in the mid-hill primary rain forest and some surrounding less disturbed areas. Very rare. |
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26. Blurry Forestdamsel Platysticta maculata
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| Found in mid to upper montane areas similar to Kitugala and Kandy with mixed forest and shrubs near small streams. Rare. |
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| 27. Ramajana Bambootail Disparoneura ramajana |
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| IUCNSL 2007 List: CR |
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28. Two-spotted Threadtail Elattoneura bigemmata |
Inhabits streams and rivers in the lowland to mid-hill primary rainforest and some surrounding less disturbed areas. Rare.
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29. Jungle Threadtail Elattoneura caesia
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Found in very wet swampy or seepage areas at mid-elevations but mostly found along small streams and springs in primary rainforest. Rare. Globally endangered.
IUCNSL 2007 List: EN |
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30. Dark-glittering Threadtail Elattoneura centralis
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| Found in forested areas on branches or stones on or near moderate to slow flowing streams and rivers from lowlands to mid-hills. Common locally. |
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31. Smoky-winged Threadtail Elattoneura leucostigma |
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| IUCNSL 2007 List: CR |
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32. Red-stripedThreadtail Elattoneura tenax
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| Inhabits streams in the mid-hill primary rainforest and surrounding less disturbed areas. Rare. |
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33. Stripe-headed Threadtail Prodasineura sita
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| Found in moderate to slow flowing streams and rivers, channels and occasionally also standing waters from lowlands to mid-hills. Common. |
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34. Soltaire Clubtail Anisogomphus solitaries |
IUCNSL 2007 List: CR |
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35. Sinuate Clubtail Burmagomphus pyramidalis sinuatus
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Inhabits streams and rivers in the lowland to mid-hill areas. Rare. |
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36. Transvestite Clubtail Cyclogomphus gynostylus
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These slow flying odonates rests on vegetation besides running water in irrigation ditches and sluggish streams. Rare. Globally endangered.
IUCNSL 2007 List: VU |
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37. Sri Lanka Sabretail Megalogomphus ceylonicus
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| Inhabits streams and rivers in the lowlands to mid-hill primary rainforests and some surrounding less disturbed areas. Rare. |
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38. Brook Hooktail Paragomphus henryi
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| Inhabits moderate to fast flowing streams and rivers in hills and mountain regions.Common locally. |
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39. Sri Lanka Grappletail Heliogomphus ceylonicus
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IUCNSL 2007 List: CR |
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| 40. Lyrate Grappletail Heliogomphus lyratus |
IUCNSL 2007 List: CR |
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41. Nietner’s Grappletail Heliogomphus nietneri
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IUCNSL 2007 List: CR |
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42. Wall’s Grappletail Heliogomphus walli |
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| 43. Keiser’s Forktail Macrogomphus annulatus keiseri |
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44. Sri Lanka Forktail Macrogomphus lankanensis
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Inhabits rivers, bigger streams and occasionally also irrigation channels in lowlands and mid-hills. Rare. Globally endangered.
IUCNSL 2007 List: VU |
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45. Wijaya’s Scissortail Microgomphus wijaya |
The species inhabits rivers and streams with rich surrounding vegetation in mid-hills. Rare. Globally endangered.
IUCNSL 2007 List: EN |
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46. Rivulet Tiger Gomphidia pearsoni |
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Found in pools of moderately fast to slow flowing streams and rivers in the mid-hill primary rainforest and some surrounding less disturbed areas. Rare. Globally endangered.
IUCNSL 2007 List: EN |
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47. Blue-eyed Pondcruiser Epophthalmia vittata cyanocephala
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| Found along edges of jungle near large tanks from wet low lands, hills and dry zone. Uncommon. |
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48. Flint’s Cruiser Macromia flinti |
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| IUCNSL 2007 List: CR |
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49. Sri Lanka Cruiser Macromia zeylanica
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| Found along fast moving streams with gravel edges or sandy bottoms in hill areas. Rare. |
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50. Fruhstorfer’s Junglewatcher Hylaeothemis fruhstorferi fruhstorferi |
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The species sits on vegetation at edges of slow streams or seepages in submontane areas. Very rare. Globally endangered.
IUCNSL 2007 List: EN |
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51. Yerbury’s Elf Tetrathemis yerburyii |
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Inhabits small jungle pools along rivers and streams with rich surrounding vegetation in mid-hills rainforests. Very rare. Globally endangered.
IUCNSL 2007 List: EN |
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| 52. Sri Lanka Cascader Zygonyx iris ceylonicum |
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Found near the fast flowing streams and rivers with rapids and waterfalls from lower to middle hill areas. Common. |
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