Where does the Red-veined Dropwing live?
Trithemis arteriosa has 19,658 records in 64 countries and territories, from 1891 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 19,658 records
- 64 places
- 103 years recorded
- Insecta class
AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaOdonataLibellulidaeTrithemis
When it is recorded
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Peak month: December. 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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 13,353 | |
| Spain | 1,104 | |
| Nigeria | 519 | |
| Oman | 454 | |
| Zambia | 365 | |
| Eswatini | 312 | |
| Türkiye | 293 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 292 | |
| Israel | 253 | |
| Yemen | 242 | |
| Cyprus | 215 | |
| Kenya | 191 | |
| Jordan | 152 | |
| Angola | 146 | |
| Greece | 138 | |
| Malawi | 138 | |
| Tanzania | 138 | |
| Zimbabwe | 127 | |
| Morocco | 116 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 86 | |
| Egypt | 85 | |
| Ghana | 84 | |
| Namibia | 75 | |
| Mozambique | 66 | |
| Palestine | 60 | |
| Mayotte | 55 | |
| Syria | 54 | |
| Liberia | 51 | |
| Lebanon | 46 | |
| Uganda | 43 | |
| Algeria | 42 | |
| Benin | 34 | |
| Rwanda | 27 | |
| Botswana | 25 | |
| Gambia | 25 | |
| Gabon | 24 | |
| Iran | 21 | |
| Senegal | 21 | |
| DR Congo | 17 | |
| Sudan | 17 |
Showing the top 40 of 64 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.
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.