What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Common Citril been recorded?

Ceriagrion glabrum occurrence evidence comes from 1,118 records in 21 countries and territories, from 1899 to 2026. Most records come from Nigeria.

InsectaOdonataCoenagrionidaeCeriagrion

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

1,118 records across 21 countries and territories, 1899–2026.

Ceriagrion glabrum · GBIF taxon key 1423214

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: March.

12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18992026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Common Citril has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Common Citril. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Nigeria 747
Senegal 177
Rwanda 65
South Africa 53
Seychelles 16
Uganda 11
Madagascar 9
Zimbabwe 7
Ethiopia 5
Kenya 4
Zambia 4
Guinea-Bissau 3
Liberia 3
Réunion 3
DR Congo 2
Gabon 2
Mozambique 2
Tanzania 2
Botswana 1
Ghana 1
Sierra Leone 1

Related animals

Others in the family Coenagrionidae.

Azure Damselfly
Azure Damselfly
23,033 records
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
21,351 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.