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124 species
Fruhstorfer’s Junglewatcher
ENEndemic
Fruhstorfer’s Junglewatcher ෆ්රූස්ටෝර්ෆර්ගේ බත්කූරා Hylaeothemis fruhstorferi
Goodale’s Shadowdamsel
CR
Goodale’s Shadowdamsel ගුඩේල්ගේ සෙවන ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Ceylonosticta goodalei
Granite Ghost
LC
Granite Ghost ගල් භූත බත්කූරා கருங்கல் பேய்த் தட்டான் Bradinopyga geminata
Green Metalwing
LC
Green Metalwing කොළ ලෝහ පියාපත් ඉදිකටු මැස්සා பச்சை உலோக இறக்கை ஊசித்தட்டான் Neurobasis chinensis
Green-Striped Slender Dartlet
LC
Green-Striped Slender Dartlet කොළ පටි සිහින් ඉදිකටුවා பச்சைக் கோட்டு மெல்லிய ஊசித்தட்டான் Aciagrion occidentale
Green’s Gem
LCEndemic
Green’s Gem ග්‍රීන්ගේ මැණික Libellago greeni
Grizzled Pintail
LC
Grizzled Pintail අළු පැහැති බත්කූරා சாம்பல் நிற கூர்வால் தட்டான் Acisoma panorpoides
Indian Common Clubtail
LC
Indian Common Clubtail මුගුරු වලිග බත්කූරා பொதுவான தண்டு வால் தட்டான் Ictinogomphus rapax
Indian Duskhawker
DD
Indian Duskhawker ඉන්දීය සැන්දෑ බත්කූරා இந்திய அந்தித் தட்டான் Gynacantha dravida
Indigo Dropwing
LC
Indigo Dropwing තද නිල් ඉඳිකටුවා கருநீலத் தட்டான் Trithemis festiva
Jungle Threadtail
VUEndemic
Jungle Threadtail කැලෑ ඉදිකටු මැස්සා காட்டு நூல்வால் ஊசித்தட்டான் Elattoneura caesia
Keyhole Glider
LC
Keyhole Glider යතුරු සිදුරු බත්කූරා Tramea basilaris
Lieftinck’s Sprite
ENEndemic
Lieftinck’s Sprite ලිෆ්ටින්ක්ගේ ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Archibasis lieftincki
Long-Banded Bluetail
LC
Long-Banded Bluetail දිගු පටි නිල් වලිග ඉදිකටුවා நீண்ட பட்டை நீல வால் ஊசித்தட்டான் Archibasis oscillans
Lyrate Grappletail
ENEndemic
Lyrate Grappletail වීණා හැඩැති බත්කූරා Heliogomphus lyratus
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Macromia weerakooni Macromia weerakooni
Malabar Sprite
LC
Malabar Sprite මලබාර් ඉදිකටු මැස්සා மலபார் ஊசித்தட்டான் Pseudagrion malabaricum
Marsh Dancer
LC
Marsh Dancer වගුරු නටන ඉදිකටු මැස්සා சதுப்பு நில நடன ஊசித்தட்டான் Onychargia atrocyana
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ENEndemic
Merry Shadowdamsel සතුටු සෙවන ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Ceylonosticta hilaris
Mojca’s Shadowdamsel
ENEndemic
Mojca’s Shadowdamsel මොජ්කාගේ සෙවන ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Ceylonosticta mojca
Nancy’s Shadowdamsel
CREndemic
Nancy’s Shadowdamsel නැන්සිගේ සෙවන ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Ceylonosticta nancyae
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ENEndemic
Nietner’s Grappletail නීට්නර්ගේ බත්කූරා Heliogomphus nietneri
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EN
Nietner’s Shadowdamsel නීට්නර්ගේ සෙවන ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Ceylonosticta nietneri
Nomad
LC
Nomad සංචාරී බත්කූරා Sympetrum fonscolombii
Orange-Faced Sprite
LC
Orange-Faced Sprite තැඹිලි මුහුණු ඉදිකටු මැස්සා ஆரஞ்சு முக ஊசித்தட்டான் Pseudagrion rubriceps
Orange-Tailed Marsh Dart
LC
Orange-Tailed Marsh Dart තැඹිලි වලිග ඉදිකටු මැස්සා ஆரஞ்சு வால் சதுப்புநில ஊசித்தட்டான் Ceriagrion cerinorubellum
Paddyfield Parasol
LC
Paddyfield Parasol වී කෙත් බත්කූරා வயல்வெளிக் குடைத் தட்டான் Neurothemis intermedia
Pale-Spotted Emperor
LC
Pale-Spotted Emperor ලා පැල්ලම් ඉදිකටුවා வெளிர் புள்ளித் தட்டான் Anax guttatus
Pied Paddy Skimmer
LC
Pied Paddy Skimmer දෙපැහැති වෙල් බත්කූරා இருநிற வயல் தட்டான் Neurothemis tullia
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CREndemic
Ratnapura Shadowdamsel රත්නපුර සෙවන ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Ceylonosticta mirifica
Restless Demon
LC
Restless Demon නොසන්සුන් බත්කූරා Indothemis limbata
Rufous Marsh Glider
LC
Rufous Marsh Glider රතු දුඹුරු වගුරු බත්කූරා செம்பழுப்பு சதுப்புநிலத் தட்டான் Rhodothemis rufa
Rupasinghe’s Shadowdamsel
CREndemic
Rupasinghe’s Shadowdamsel රූපසිංහගේ සෙවන ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Ceylonosticta rupasinghe
Scalloped Spreadwing
Scalloped Spreadwing Lestes decipiens
Scarlet Adjutant
LC
Scarlet Adjutant රතු කුඩා බත්කූරා சிவப்புத் தட்டான் Aethriamanta brevipennis
Scarlet Basker
LC
Scarlet Basker ගිනි රතු අව් තපින ඉඳිකටුවා செந்நிற வெயில்காயும் தட்டான் Urothemis signata
Scarlet Skimmer
LC
Scarlet Skimmer ගිනි රතු ඉඳිකටුවා செந்நிறத் தட்டான் Crocothemis servilia
Serendib Forestdamsel
VUEndemic
Serendib Forestdamsel සෙරන්දිබ් වන ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Platysticta serendibica
Shining Gossamerwing
LCEndemic
Shining Gossamerwing දිලිසෙන තුනී පියාපත් ඉඳිකටුවා மின்னும் மென்சிறகு ஊசித்தட்டான் Euphaea splendens
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LC
Sinuate Clubtail මුගුරු වලිග බත්කූරා Burmagomphus pyramidalis
Slender Blue Skimmer
LC
Slender Blue Skimmer සිහින් නිල් බත්කූරා மெலிந்த நீலத் தட்டான் Orthetrum luzonicum
Slender Skimmer
LC
Slender Skimmer සිහින් ඉඳිකටුවා மெலிந்த தட்டான் Orthetrum sabina
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ENEndemic
Smoky-Winged Threadtail දුම්වන් පියාපත් ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Elattoneura leucostigma
Sombre Lieutenant
LC
Sombre Lieutenant අඳුරු බත්කූරා அடர் நிறத் தட்டான் Brachydiplax sobrina
Sri Lanka Blurry Forestdamsel
ENEndemic
Sri Lanka Blurry Forestdamsel වන ඉදිකටු මැස්සා Platysticta maculata
Sri Lanka Brook Hooktail
NTEndemic
Sri Lanka Brook Hooktail ශ්‍රී ලංකා ඔය ඉදිකටුවා இலங்கை ஓடைத் தட்டான் Paragomphus henryi
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CREndemic
Sri Lanka Cruiser ශ්‍රී ලංකා ගමන්ගාමී බත්කූරා Macromia zeylanica
Sri Lanka Dark Forestdamsel
VUEndemic
Sri Lanka Dark Forestdamsel ශ්‍රී ලංකා කළු වන ඉදිකටුවා இலங்கை கரும் காட்டு ஊசித்தட்டான் Platysticta apicalis