Crimson Marsh Glider

Trithemis aurora · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

Also called: Asian Crimson Dropwing

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Crimson Marsh Glider
Photo: AnnLazaro, CC BY-SA

It lives in weedy tanks, ponds, marshes, slow streams and rivers, and breeds in those waters.

Source: Wikipedia

When you see it

Seen throughout the year in its range.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Common and widely distributed across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia year-round.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Crimson Marsh Glider photo 3
Photo: Swarochi Tathagath, CC BY

Same family (Libellulidae)

Blue DasherBlue DasherPachydiplax longipennisEastern PondhawkEastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollisCommon WhitetailCommon WhitetailPlathemis lydiaWidow SkimmerWidow SkimmerLibellula luctuosaAutumn MeadowhawkAutumn MeadowhawkSympetrum vicinumCommon DarterCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_marsh_glider

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Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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