Scarlet Adjutant

Scarlet Adjutant

Aethriamanta brevipennis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Thiruvananthapuram

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

19 Verified sightings at Thiruvananthapuram
April Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Scarlet Adjutant

Aethriamanta brevipennis, scarlet marsh hawk, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widely distributed in South and Southeast Asia and also occurs in the Solomon Islands. Two subspecies may be recognized:

Its thorax is dark chocolate-brown on dorsum and humeral region, paling on sides. Wings are transparent, tinted with deep golden-amber at base. Abdomen and anal appendages are bright red. Female is similar to the male; but greenish-yellow in colors.

It breeds in weedy ponds and lakes. List of odonates of Sri Lanka List of odonates of India List of odonata of Kerala Animal diversity web Query Results Media related to Aethriamanta brevipennis at Wikimedia Commons Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Thiruvananthapuram 🇮🇳 India
~30%
2 Thrissur 🇮🇳 India
~20%
3 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~20%
4 Dhaka 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
~20%
5 Ponnani 🇮🇳 India
~20%
6 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~20%
7 Kolkata 🇮🇳 India
~10%
8 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
9 Kozhikode 🇮🇳 India
~10%
10 Kollam 🇮🇳 India
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Scarlet Adjutant in Thiruvananthapuram?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet Adjutant sighting in Thiruvananthapuram on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 21st most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Scarlet Adjutant in Thiruvananthapuram?

April and October

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Scarlet Adjutant in Thiruvananthapuram on a given day, against under 5% in June and November–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Scarlet Adjutant?

Between 1 and 4 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scarlet Adjutant sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Thiruvananthapuram the best place to see a Scarlet Adjutant?

Yes

Of the 13 cities where we can rate Scarlet Adjutant sightings, Thiruvananthapuram has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Thrissur (India, about 20%) and Kochi (India, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Scarlet Adjutant live in Thiruvananthapuram?

Same family: Libellulidae

The closest relatives of the Scarlet Adjutant that you can see in Thiruvananthapuram (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Slender Blue Skimmer (about 40%), Ditch Jewel (about 30%) and Common Picture Wing (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Scarlet Adjutant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Scarlet Adjutant is recorded against all the insects logged in Thiruvananthapuram (19 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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