Where has the Black-tailed Skimmer been recorded?

Orthetrum cancellatum occurrence evidence comes from 19,701 records in 40 countries and territories, from 1890 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.

• 19,701 records
• 40 places
• 67 years recorded
• Insecta class

Observation evidence passport

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: June. 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

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

Where Black-tailed Skimmer has been recorded

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

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