Evidence found
771 records across 30 countries and territories, 1896–2026.
Trithemis arteriosa · GBIF taxon key 1428848
Where has the Red-veined Dropwing been recorded?
Trithemis arteriosa occurrence evidence comes from 771 records in 30 countries and territories, from 1896 to 2026. Most records come from Nigeria.
- 771 records
- 30 places
- 51 years recorded
- Insecta class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: October.
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
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Peak month: October. 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
18962026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Red-veined Dropwing has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Red-veined Dropwing. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 432 | |
| South Africa | 124 | |
| Liberia | 34 | |
| Kenya | 32 | |
| Israel | 16 | |
| Malawi | 16 | |
| Spain | 15 | |
| Ghana | 11 | |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | |
| Morocco | 10 | |
| Rwanda | 7 | |
| Senegal | 7 | |
| Uganda | 7 | |
| Jordan | 6 | |
| Türkiye | 6 | |
| Zambia | 6 | |
| Djibouti | 5 | |
| Cyprus | 4 | |
| Ethiopia | 4 | |
| Angola | 3 | |
| Guinea | 2 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2 | |
| Mozambique | 2 | |
| Oman | 2 | |
| Tanzania | 2 | |
| DR Congo | 1 | |
| Egypt | 1 | |
| Gabon | 1 | |
| Greece | 1 | |
| PS | 1 |
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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.
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.