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Crimson darter

Crocothemis servilia (Drury, 1773)

Status not recordeddragonflies

The crimson darter (Crocothemis servilia) is a species in the family Libellulidae, order Odonata. Source checklists list it for 5 countries, including Cuba, Jamaica and Puerto Rico.

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Quick facts about the crimson darter

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
5 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the crimson darter 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 crimson darter is listed for 5 countries.

United States of AmericaPuerto RicoJamaicaCubaVietnam
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Cuba
  2. Jamaica
  3. Puerto Rico
  4. United States
  5. Vietnam

Why a country list is not a range map

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the crimson darter as introduced in 3 countries.

  1. Poland
  2. United Kingdom
  3. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the crimson darter 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 crimson darter classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOdonata
  5. familyLibellulidae
  6. genusCrocothemis
  7. SpeciesCrocothemis servilia (Drury, 1773)

Synonyms Crocothemis crocea, Crocothemis indica, Crocothemis novaguineensis, Crocothemis reticulata, Crocothemis servilia subsp. mariannae, Libellula ferruginea, Libellula servilia, Libellula soror, Rhodothemis flavostigma

Other names and names in other languages (20)
  • Common scarletEnglish
  • Oriental scarletEnglish
  • Ruddy marsh skimmerEnglish
  • يعسوب قرمزي شرقيArabic
  • OrientfeuerlibelleGerman
  • Crocothémis d'AsieFrench
  • דלגנית אסיתיתHebrew
  • Capung-Sambar Garis-HitamIndonesian
  • ショウジョウトンボJapanese
  • 고추잠자리Korean
  • വയൽത്തുമ്പിMalayalam
  • Oostelijke vuurlibelDutch
  • Шафранка-невольницаRussian
  • แมลงปอบ้านบ่อThai
  • Scarlet Skimmerroot
  • 紅蜻Chinese
  • Scharlach-FeuerlibelleGerman
  • crocothème de ServiliaFrench
  • Libellule écarlate d'OrientFrench
  • 猩紅蜻蜓Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the crimson darter

Other species in the same genus Crocothemis.

Small scarlet

Crocothemis sanguinolenta

LibellulidaeNo free photo yet

Rock scarlet

Crocothemis divisa

LibellulidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the crimson darter live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the crimson darter for 5 countries: Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, United States and Vietnam. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the crimson darter an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the crimson darter as introduced in 3 countries: Poland, United Kingdom and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the crimson darter?

The crimson darter (Crocothemis servilia) belongs to the family Libellulidae in the order Odonata.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{crimson_darter_2026,
  title = {Crimson darter (Crocothemis servilia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crimson-darter},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}