• Source: Ceylonosticta alwisi

Ceylonosticta alwisi, or Alwis's shadowdamsel, is a species of damselfly in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka, which was found recently from Samanala Nature Reserve, Ratnapura.




Etymology


The species name alwisi was named as an honor for Lyn De Alwis, who is the founder of the Young Zoologists’ Association, Sri Lanka in 1972, and former director of the National Zoological Garden, Dehiwala.




See also


List of odonates of Sri Lanka




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Ceylonosticta alwisi
• Ceylonosticta
• List of damselflies of the world (Platystictidae)
• Ceylonosticta nancyae
• List of Odonata species of Sri Lanka