Coromandel Marsh Dart

Coromandel Marsh Dart

Ceriagrion coromandelianum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

60 Verified sightings at Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]
42 In all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Coromandel Marsh Dart

Ceriagrion coromandelianum is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. it is commonly known as coromandel marsh dart and yellow waxtail. This species can be found in South Asian countries such as: India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~30%
2 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
3 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
4 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~20%
5 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kota 🇮🇳 India
~70%
2 Thiruvananthapuram 🇮🇳 India
~40%
3 Guwahati 🇮🇳 India
~40%
4 Surat 🇮🇳 India
~40%
5 Kolkata 🇮🇳 India
~40%
6 Vadodara 🇮🇳 India
~40%
7 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~40%
8 Prayagraj 🇮🇳 India
~40%
9 Dhaka 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
~30%
10 Ponnani 🇮🇳 India
~30%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Coromandel Marsh Dart in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Coromandel Marsh Dart sighting in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, based on 60 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 15th most-seen of the 182 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Coromandel Marsh Dart in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]?

February and October

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Coromandel Marsh Dart in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against about 10% in April and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Coromandel Marsh Dart?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Coromandel Marsh Dart sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] the best place to see a Coromandel Marsh Dart?

22nd of 31

Of the 31 cities where we can rate Coromandel Marsh Dart sightings, Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] ranks 22nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Kota (India, about 70%), Thiruvananthapuram (India, about 40%) and Guwahati (India, about 40%).

Where does the Coromandel Marsh Dart sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Coromandel Marsh Dart is recorded against all the insects logged in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (60 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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