Coromandel Marsh Dart

Coromandel Marsh Dart

Ceriagrion coromandelianum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Kolkata

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

220 Verified sightings at Kolkata
42 In all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
April 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 Kolkata?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Coromandel Marsh Dart sighting in Kolkata on a given day, based on 220 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 213 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Coromandel Marsh Dart in Kolkata?

April, June and October

In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Coromandel Marsh Dart in Kolkata on a given day, against about 10% in January, the lowest month.

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 Kolkata the best place to see a Coromandel Marsh Dart?

5th of 31

Of the 31 cities where we can rate Coromandel Marsh Dart sightings, Kolkata ranks 5th at about 40%. 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 Kolkata (220 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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