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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.

Epaulet Skimmer
Epaulet Skimmer — Photo: Jörg Hempel · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia Commons
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

PlaceRecordsShare
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.

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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.