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Granite scarlet

Crocothemis saxicolor Ris, 1919

Status not recordeddragonflies

The granite scarlet (Crocothemis saxicolor) is a species in the family Libellulidae, order Odonata. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Mozambique.

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Quick facts about the granite scarlet

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
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the granite 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 granite scarlet is listed for 1 country.

Mozambique
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Mozambique

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the granite 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 granite scarlet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOdonata
  5. familyLibellulidae
  6. genusCrocothemis
  7. SpeciesCrocothemis saxicolor Ris, 1919

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the granite scarlet

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 granite scarlet live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the granite scarlet for 1 country: Mozambique. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the granite scarlet?

The granite scarlet (Crocothemis saxicolor) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Granite scarlet (Crocothemis saxicolor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/granite-scarlet

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{granite_scarlet_2026,
  title = {Granite scarlet (Crocothemis saxicolor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/granite-scarlet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}