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Broad Scarlet

Crocothemis erythraea

69Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
7Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun14
Jul49
Aug6
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England61
2Norfolk England1
3Suffolk England1
4Devon England1
5Cumbria England1
6Dumfries and Galloway Scotland1
7Isle of Wight England1
68 England1 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 7 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
69
Peak month
July
Counties with records
7
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Crocothemis erythraea
Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
61
Most recorded in
Dorset
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Family
Libellulidae
Genus
Crocothemis
Name with authority
Crocothemis erythraea (Brullé, 1832)
Described
1832

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1409595 · GBIF 1427721