Where does the Epaulet Skimmer live?
Orthetrum chrysostigma has 15,011 records in 59 countries and territories, from 1890 to 2026. Most records come from Spain.
- 15,011 records
- 59 places
- 102 years recorded
- Insecta class
AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaOdonataLibellulidaeOrthetrum
When it is recorded
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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
18902026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 6,410 | |
| South Africa | 2,927 | |
| Portugal | 1,248 | |
| Oman | 602 | |
| Türkiye | 462 | |
| Israel | 453 | |
| Nigeria | 351 | |
| Morocco | 341 | |
| Greece | 272 | |
| Cyprus | 252 | |
| Yemen | 155 | |
| Eswatini | 153 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 151 | |
| Jordan | 125 | |
| Zambia | 113 | |
| Namibia | 101 | |
| Algeria | 94 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 76 | |
| Palestine | 74 | |
| Kenya | 70 | |
| Zimbabwe | 67 | |
| Tanzania | 63 | |
| Gambia | 53 | |
| Iran | 51 | |
| Malawi | 41 | |
| Egypt | 35 | |
| Syria | 34 | |
| Botswana | 28 | |
| Tunisia | 28 | |
| Angola | 23 | |
| Ethiopia | 18 | |
| Ghana | 18 | |
| Mozambique | 15 | |
| Sierra Leone | 14 | |
| Lebanon | 13 | |
| Uganda | 9 | |
| Libya | 8 | |
| Senegal | 8 | |
| Togo | 7 | |
| DR Congo | 6 |
Showing the top 40 of 59 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Libellulidae.
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497,237 records
Scarlet Dragonfly
208,409 records
Keeled Skimmer
144,398 records
Red-veined Darter
132,541 records
Globe Skimmer
40,095 records
Violet Dropwing
34,662 records
Green Marsh Hawk
27,196 records
Red-veined Dropwing
19,658 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.