Subspecies in India
Other Common Name(s): Crimson Dropwing
Conservation and Special status
IUCN Red List Category: Least ConcernPhoto Gallery and Species Biology
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This common species has been recorded so far from Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi NCR, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir UT, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal within the Indian limits.
This is a common species.
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Assam | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Bihar | |||||||||||||
| Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | |||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| Goa | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Gujarat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Haryana | |||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Kerala | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | 7 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 52 | 19 | 1 | |
| Manipur | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Meghalaya | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Mizoram | |||||||||||||
| Nagaland | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Odisha | |||||||||||||
| Paschimbanga | |||||||||||||
| Pondicherry | |||||||||||||
| Punjab | |||||||||||||
| Rajasthan | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Sikkim | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Telangana | |||||||||||||
| Tripura | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | 1 | ||||||||||||
| West Bengal | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| Total | 14 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 39 | 72 | 25 | 5 |
Subramanian, K.A. & Dow, R.A. 2010. Trithemis aurora. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T167395A6341159. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167395A6341159.en.
Page citation
Sawant, D., A. Dalvi, and S. Bagchi. 2026. Trithemis aurora Burmeister, 1839 – Crimson Marsh Glider. In (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. . Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianodonata.org/trithemis-aurora, accessed 2026/05/06.