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Dragonflies

36 species
Adam’s Gem
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Adam’s Gem ඇඩම්ගේ මැණික Libellago adami
Alwis’ Shadowdamsel
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Alwis’ Shadowdamsel අල්විස්ගේ සෙවන ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Ceylonosticta alwisi
Dark-Glittering Threadtail
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Dark-Glittering Threadtail අඳුරු දිලිසෙන ඉදිකටු මැස්සා கருமின்னும் நூல்வால் ஊசித்தட்டான் Elattoneura centralis
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Flint’s Emerald Dragonfly ෆ්ලින්ට්ගේ මරකත බත්කූරා Macromia flinti
Fruhstorfer’s Junglewatcher
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Fruhstorfer’s Junglewatcher ෆ්රූස්ටෝර්ෆර්ගේ බත්කූරා Hylaeothemis fruhstorferi
Green’s Gem
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Green’s Gem ග්‍රීන්ගේ මැණික Libellago greeni
Jungle Threadtail
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Jungle Threadtail කැලෑ ඉදිකටු මැස්සා காட்டு நூல்வால் ஊசித்தட்டான் Elattoneura caesia
Lieftinck’s Sprite
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Lieftinck’s Sprite ලිෆ්ටින්ක්ගේ ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Archibasis lieftincki
Lyrate Grappletail
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Lyrate Grappletail වීණා හැඩැති බත්කූරා Heliogomphus lyratus
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Merry Shadowdamsel සතුටු සෙවන ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Ceylonosticta hilaris
Mojca’s Shadowdamsel
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Mojca’s Shadowdamsel මොජ්කාගේ සෙවන ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Ceylonosticta mojca
Nancy’s Shadowdamsel
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Nancy’s Shadowdamsel නැන්සිගේ සෙවන ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Ceylonosticta nancyae
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Nietner’s Grappletail නීට්නර්ගේ බත්කූරා Heliogomphus nietneri
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Ratnapura Shadowdamsel රත්නපුර සෙවන ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Ceylonosticta mirifica
Rupasinghe’s Shadowdamsel
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Rupasinghe’s Shadowdamsel රූපසිංහගේ සෙවන ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Ceylonosticta rupasinghe
Serendib Forestdamsel
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Serendib Forestdamsel සෙරන්දිබ් වන ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Platysticta serendibica
Shining Gossamerwing
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Shining Gossamerwing දිලිසෙන තුනී පියාපත් ඉඳිකටුවා மின்னும் மென்சிறகு ஊசித்தட்டான் Euphaea splendens
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Smoky-Winged Threadtail දුම්වන් පියාපත් ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Elattoneura leucostigma
Sri Lanka Blurry Forestdamsel
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Sri Lanka Blurry Forestdamsel වන ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Platysticta maculata
Sri Lanka Brook Hooktail
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Sri Lanka Brook Hooktail ශ්‍රී ලංකා ඔය ඉදිකටුවා இலங்கை ஓடைத் தட்டான் Paragomphus henryi
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Sri Lanka Cruiser ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගමන්ගාමී බත්කූරා Macromia zeylanica
Sri Lanka Dark Forestdamsel
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Sri Lanka Dark Forestdamsel ශ්‍රී ලංකා කළු වන ඉදිකටුවා இலங்கை கரும் காட்டு ஊசித்தட்டான் Platysticta apicalis
Sri Lanka Forktail
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Sri Lanka Forktail ශ්‍රී ලංකා දෙබෑ වලිග බත්කූරා Macrogomphus lankanensis
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Sri Lanka Metallic-Backed Reedling ශ්‍රී ලංකා ලෝහ පැහැති පිට ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Indolestes divisus
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Sri Lanka Midget ශ්‍රී ලංකා කුඩා ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Mortonagrion ceylonicum
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Sri Lanka Red-Striped Threadtail ශ්‍රී ලංකා රතු ඉරි ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Elattoneura tenax
Sri Lanka Rivulet Tiger
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Sri Lanka Rivulet Tiger ශ්‍රී ලංකා ඔය බත්කූරා Gomphidia pearsoni
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Sri Lanka Sabretail ශ්‍රී ලංකා කඩු වලිග බත්කූරා Megalogomphus ceylonicus
Sri Lanka Two-Spotted Threadtail
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Sri Lanka Two-Spotted Threadtail තිත් දෙකේ ශ්‍රී ලංකා ඉදිකටු මැස්සා இலங்கை இரட்டைப்புள்ளி நூல்வால் ஊசித்தட்டான் Elattoneura oculata
Sri Lanka Yerbury’s Elf
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Sri Lanka Yerbury’s Elf ශ්‍රී ලංකා යර්බරිගේ බත්කූරා Tetrathemis yerburii
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Stripe-Headed Threadtail ඉරි හිස ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Prodasineura sita
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Transvestite Clubtail මුගුරු වලිග බත්කූරා Cyclogomphus gynostylus
Ultima Gem
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Ultima Gem මැණික් ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Libellago finalis
Vermilion Forestor
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Vermilion Forestor සිංදූර රතු වන ඉදිකටුවා செந்நிறக் காட்டுத் தட்டான் Lyriothemis defonsekai
Wall’s Grappletail
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Wall’s Grappletail වෝල්ගේ බත්කූරා Heliogomphus walli
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Wijaya’s Scissortail විජයගේ කතුර වලිග බත්කූරා விஜயாவின் கத்தரிவால் தட்டான் Microgomphus wijaya
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