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Small scarlet

Crocothemis sanguinolenta (Burmeister, 1839)

Status not recordeddragonflies

The small scarlet (Crocothemis sanguinolenta) 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 small 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 small 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 small scarlet is listed for 1 country.

Mozambique
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Mozambique

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the small 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 small scarlet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOdonata
  5. familyLibellulidae
  6. genusCrocothemis
  7. SpeciesCrocothemis sanguinolenta (Burmeister, 1839)

Synonyms Crocothemis arabica, Crocothemis pygmaea, Crocothemis sanguinolenta arabcia, Libellula ferrugaria, Libellula sanguinolenta

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Little scarletEnglish
  • Slim scarlet-darterEnglish
  • Crocothémis sanguinolentFrench
  • דלגנית זוטיתHebrew
  • Kleine vuurlibelDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the small scarlet

Other species in the same genus Crocothemis.

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 small scarlet live?

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

What kind of animal is the small scarlet?

The small scarlet (Crocothemis sanguinolenta) 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). Small scarlet (Crocothemis sanguinolenta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-scarlet

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“Small scarlet (Crocothemis sanguinolenta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-scarlet.

BibTeX
@misc{small_scarlet_2026,
  title = {Small scarlet (Crocothemis sanguinolenta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-scarlet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}