Crimson marsh glider, Kaudulla, Sri Lanka
As few places in Sri Lanka are suitable for hiking, you have to pick your moments when wanting to do macro photography. This dragonfly was found in the surrounding garden of our lodge in Kaudulla. I always struggle with dragonfly identification. I used this great resource which lists all of Sri Lanka's dragonflies:
http://www.wht.lk/storage/miscellaneous/SLTPB A1 Poster Dragonflies.pdf
(sorry, the above link breaks due to spaces in the URL, please copy the whole address)
I identified it based on the blue eyes and black stripe across its abdomen. Again, I could be entirely wrong, and am open to corrections.
"Trithemis aurora" is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is a medium sized dragonfly that is commonly found in weedy tanks and ponds, marshes, channels, and slow flowing streams and rivers in the lowlands and mid-hills.
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http://www.asia-dragonfly.net/globalResults.php?Species=109
The females of several species look similar so I am not sure which one this is. Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
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http://www.asia-dragonfly.net/globalResults.php?Species=125&Sort=author desc&offset=10
http://thaiodonata.blogspot.com/2011/03/trithemis-aurora.html Posted 10 years ago