Coromandel Marsh Dart

Coromandel Marsh Dart

Ceriagrion coromandelianum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Mumbai

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

94 Verified sightings at Mumbai
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 Mumbai?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Coromandel Marsh Dart sighting in Mumbai on a given day, based on 94 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 56th most-seen of the 362 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

April, June, August and October–November

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Coromandel Marsh Dart in Mumbai on a given day, against about 10% in May, July, September and December–March, 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 Mumbai the best place to see a Coromandel Marsh Dart?

30th of 31

Of the 31 cities where we can rate Coromandel Marsh Dart sightings, Mumbai ranks 30th at about 20%. The best odds are in Kota (India, about 70%), Thiruvananthapuram (India, about 40%) and Guwahati (India, about 40%).

Which relatives of the Coromandel Marsh Dart live in Mumbai?

Same family: Coenagrionidae

The closest relatives of the Coromandel Marsh Dart that you can see in Mumbai (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Common Bluetail (about 10%), Wandering Midget (about 10%) and Orange-Faced Sprite (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

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 Mumbai (94 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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