Genus

Dropwings

Trithemis

14 species in our catalog · found in 53 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOdonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
FamilyLibellulidae (Skimmers)
GenusTrithemis (Dropwings)

Species in this group

Trithemis annulata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Trithemis kirbyi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Trithemis aurora

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Trithemis selika

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Trithemis arteriosa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Trithemis pallidinervis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Trithemis festiva

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Trithemis stictica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Trithemis werneri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trithemis furva

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trithemis hecate

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trithemis aconita

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Trithemis donaldsoni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Trithemis pluvialis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Dropwings

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 14	~60%
	Violet Dropwing			~30%
	Red-Veined Dropwing			~30%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~20%
2	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 14	~60%
	Violet Dropwing			~60%
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	7 of 14	~60%
	Violet Dropwing			~20%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~20%
	Red-Veined Dropwing			~20%
	Elegant Dropwing			~10%
	Halfshade Dropwing			<5%
	Denim Dropwing			<5%
	Russet Dropwing			<5%
4	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2 of 14	~50%
	Madagascan Crimson Dropwing			~30%
	Violet Dropwing			~30%
5	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 14	~50%
	Red-Veined Dropwing			~20%
	Jaunty Dropwing			~20%
	Violet Dropwing			~10%
	Navy Dropwing			~10%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~10%
6	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~50%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~30%
	Indigo Dropwing			~20%
7	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 14	~50%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~40%
	Indigo Dropwing			~20%
8	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 14	~50%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~40%
	Indigo Dropwing			~20%
9	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 14	~40%
	Red-Veined Dropwing			~30%
	Violet Dropwing			~30%
10	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 14	~40%
	Violet Dropwing			~40%
11	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 14	~40%
	Violet Dropwing			~30%
	Red-Veined Dropwing			~10%
	Jaunty Dropwing			~10%
	Silhouette Dropwing			~10%
12	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 14	~40%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~40%
13	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 14	~40%
	Red-Veined Dropwing			~20%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~10%
	Violet Dropwing			~10%
14	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~40%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~30%
	Indigo Dropwing			~20%
15	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 14	~40%
	Violet Dropwing			~40%
16	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 14	~40%
	Violet Dropwing			~40%
17	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 14	~40%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~40%
18	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~40%
	Indigo Dropwing			~20%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~20%
19	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 14	~40%
	Violet Dropwing			~40%
20	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 14	~40%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~20%
	Red-Veined Dropwing			~20%
21	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 14	~30%
	Indigo Dropwing			~20%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~20%
22	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 14	~30%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~30%
23	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 14	~30%
	Indigo Dropwing			~20%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~10%
24	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 14	~30%
	Red-Veined Dropwing			~30%
25	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~30%
	Dancing Dropwing			~30%
26	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 14	~30%
	Indigo Dropwing			~20%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~10%
27	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 14	~30%
	Red-Veined Dropwing			~20%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~10%
28	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	~30%
	Indigo Dropwing			~30%
29	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~30%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~30%
30	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 14	~30%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~10%
	Indigo Dropwing			~10%
31	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	~20%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~20%
32	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 14	~20%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~20%
33	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 14	~20%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~20%
34	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 14	~20%
	Indigo Dropwing			~20%
35	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 14	~20%
	Indigo Dropwing			~20%
36	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~20%
	Dancing Dropwing			~20%
37	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 14	~20%
	Violet Dropwing			~20%
38	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~20%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~20%
39	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 14	~20%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~20%
40	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 14	~20%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~20%
41	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 14	~20%
	Red-Veined Dropwing			~10%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			<5%
	Jaunty Dropwing			<5%
42	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	~20%
	Violet Dropwing			~20%
43	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	~20%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~20%
44	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 14	~20%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~20%
45	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	~10%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~10%
46	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 14	~10%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~10%
47	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 14	~10%
	Violet Dropwing			~10%
48	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	~10%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~10%
49	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 14	~10%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~10%
	Red-Veined Dropwing			~10%
50	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 14	~10%
	Violet Dropwing			~10%
51	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 14	~10%
	Violet Dropwing			~10%
52	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 14	~10%
	Violet Dropwing			~10%
53	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 14	<5%
	Violet Dropwing			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	3 of 14	~60%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~30%
	Red-Veined Dropwing			~30%
	Violet Dropwing			~10%
2	Kota	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~60%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~40%
	Indigo Dropwing			~20%
3	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	2 of 14	~60%
	Violet Dropwing			~40%
	Indigo Dropwing			~20%
4	Dammam	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	1 of 14	~50%
	Violet Dropwing			~50%
5	Marrakesh	🇲🇦 Morocco	3 of 14	~50%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~20%
	Red-Veined Dropwing			~20%
	Violet Dropwing			~10%
6	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	3 of 14	~40%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~30%
	Indigo Dropwing			~10%
	Dancing Dropwing			~10%
7	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3 of 14	~40%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~30%
	Indigo Dropwing			~10%
	Dancing Dropwing			~10%
8	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 14	~40%
	Violet Dropwing			~40%
9	Riyadh	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	1 of 14	~40%
	Red-Veined Dropwing			~40%
10	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 14	~30%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~30%
11	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	2 of 14	~30%
	Violet Dropwing			~20%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~20%
12	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	2 of 14	~30%
	Violet Dropwing			~30%
	Red-Veined Dropwing			~10%
13	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	2 of 14	~30%
	Indigo Dropwing			~20%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~20%
14	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 14	~30%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~20%
	Indigo Dropwing			~10%
15	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	2 of 14	~30%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~20%
	Indigo Dropwing			~20%
16	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 14	~30%
	Violet Dropwing			~30%
17	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 14	~30%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~20%
	Indigo Dropwing			~10%
18	Luxor	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 14	~30%
	Violet Dropwing			~30%
19	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 14	~30%
	Red-Veined Dropwing			~10%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~10%
	Navy Dropwing			~10%
	Violet Dropwing			<5%
20	Johor Bahru	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 14	~30%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~30%
21	Pune	🇮🇳 India	3 of 14	~20%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~10%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~10%
	Dancing Dropwing			~10%
22	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~20%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~20%
23	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 14	~20%
	Violet Dropwing			~10%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~10%
24	Davao City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 14	~20%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~20%
25	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~20%
	Indigo Dropwing			~20%
26	Nashik	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~20%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~20%
27	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~20%
	Indigo Dropwing			~20%
28	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 14	~20%
	Violet Dropwing			~20%
29	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~20%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~20%
30	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 14	~20%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~10%
	Red-Veined Dropwing			~10%
	Jaunty Dropwing			~10%
31	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 14	~20%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~20%
32	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 14	~20%
	Violet Dropwing			~20%
33	Naples	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 14	~20%
	Violet Dropwing			~20%
34	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	2 of 14	~20%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~10%
	Indigo Dropwing			~10%
35	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 14	~20%
	Red-Veined Dropwing			~10%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~10%
36	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 14	~20%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~10%
	Red-Veined Dropwing			~10%
37	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	3 of 14	~20%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~10%
	Dancing Dropwing			~10%
	Indigo Dropwing			<5%
38	Xiamen City	🇨🇳 China	1 of 14	~20%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~20%
39	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~20%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~20%
40	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 14	~20%
	Violet Dropwing			~20%
41	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~20%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~20%
42	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 14	~20%
	Red-Veined Dropwing			~20%
43	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 14	~20%
	Violet Dropwing			~10%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			<5%
44	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 14	~20%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			~10%
	Red-Veined Dropwing			~10%
45	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	3 of 14	~10%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~10%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			<5%
	Dancing Dropwing			<5%
46	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~10%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~10%
	Dancing Dropwing			~10%
47	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~10%
48	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 14	~10%
	Violet Dropwing			~10%
	Orange-Winged Dropwing			<5%
49	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 14	~10%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~10%
50	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 14	~10%
	Violet Dropwing			~10%
51	Wuhan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 14	~10%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~10%
52	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~10%
53	Chengdu	🇨🇳 China	1 of 14	~10%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~10%
54	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 14	~10%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~10%
55	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~10%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~10%
	Dancing Dropwing			~10%
56	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 14	~10%
	Violet Dropwing			~10%
57	Manila	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 14	~10%
	Crimson Marsh Glider			~10%
58	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	Dancing Dropwing			~10%
59	Dubai	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 14	~10%
	Violet Dropwing			~10%
60	Salem	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	Dancing Dropwing			~10%

Dropwings

Species in this group

Violet Dropwing

Orange-Winged Dropwing

Crimson Marsh Glider

Madagascan Crimson Dropwing

Red-Veined Dropwing

Dancing Dropwing

Indigo Dropwing

Jaunty Dropwing

Elegant Dropwing

Navy Dropwing

Silhouette Dropwing

Halfshade Dropwing

Denim Dropwing

Russet Dropwing

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Dropwings

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked