Broad scarlet
Crocothemis erythraea (Brullé, 1832)
Status not recordeddragonflies
The broad scarlet (Crocothemis erythraea) is a species in the family Libellulidae, order Odonata. Recorded adults reach 4.5 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Mozambique.
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Quick facts about the broad scarlet
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 3.6 cm – 4.5 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- freshwater, riverine, wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the broad scarlet?
What eats the broad scarlet?
Species recorded in published studies and collections.
Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).
References for these records
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/233045891
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/198509760
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148524716
Where does the broad scarlet live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The broad scarlet is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: WOL (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
Is the broad scarlet endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the broad scarlet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderOdonata
- familyLibellulidae
- genusCrocothemis
- SpeciesCrocothemis erythraea (Brullé, 1832)
Synonyms Libellula coccinea, Libellula erythraea, Libellula ferruginata, Libellula ferruginea, Libellula inquinata, Libellula rubra, Libellula victoria, Orthetrum lorti
Other names and names in other languages (39)
- Common scarlet-darterEnglish
- Scarlet darterEnglish
- Scarlet dragonflyEnglish
- يعسوب قرمزيArabic
- Sagnador escarlataCatalan
- vážka červenáCzech
- Gwäell ScarladWelsh
- Gweyll ScarladWelsh
- FlammelibelDanish
- FeuerlibelleGerman
- Westliche FeuerlibelleGerman
- Κόκκινη ΛιβελούλαGreek
- Vigilante escarlataSpanish
- Libellule ÉcarlateFrench
- Crocothémis écarlateFrench
- Crocothémis écarlate (Le)French
- Lavacú escarlataGalician
- דלגנית אדומהHebrew
- Vatreni jurišnikCroatian
- Obični vatreni strijelacCroatian
- Vatreni vilenjakCroatian
- skarlát szitakötőHungarian
- FrecciarossaItalian
- Liepsninė skėtėLithuanian
- Ryškiapilvė skėtėLithuanian
- VuurlibelDutch
- Szafranka czerwonaPolish
- Libélula escarlataPortuguese
- Libélula escarlatePortuguese
- Шафранка краснаяRussian
- Стрекоза-метальщица краснаяRussian
- Opoldanski škrlatecSlovenian
- Shigjeta e kuqeAlbanian
- Vatreni konjicSerbian
- Ватрени коњицSerbian
- karmintrollsländaSwedish
- Kızıl YusufçukTurkish
- Ateşrengi YusufçukTurkish
- Шафранка червонаUkrainian
Relatives of the broad scarlet
Other species in the same genus Crocothemis.
Crimson darter
Crocothemis servilia
Small scarlet
Crocothemis sanguinolenta
Rock scarlet
Crocothemis divisa
Granite scarlet
Crocothemis saxicolor
Blackheaded skimmer
Crocothemis nigrifrons
Black-legged scarlet
Crocothemis striata
CompareBroad scarlet vs Crimson darterBroad scarlet vs Small scarletBroad scarlet vs Rock scarletBroad scarlet vs Granite scarlet
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the broad scarlet?
An adult broad scarlet measures 3.6 cm – 4.5 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the broad scarlet live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the broad scarlet for 1 country: Mozambique. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the broad scarlet?
The broad scarlet (Crocothemis erythraea) belongs to the family Libellulidae in the order Odonata.
What eats the broad scarlet?
Animals recorded preying on the broad scarlet include wasp spider. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products · CC0 1.0 · 0.11
Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference. - TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe · CC BY 4.0 · 2.0
Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844
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