Abundance: 1.27 to 24.65% (median 5.55%)

Latitudinal range: -22.7° to 30.2°

Habitats: lake (1), temperate savanna (1), temperate wetland (1), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (2), tropical/subtropical savanna (4), tropical/subtropical upland river (1)

Found in 10 samples

Ghana: Dakobi

Iran: Sirch

Malawi: Fort Johnston

Nigeria: Ago-Store Pond, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Iloyin Forest (study site I)

Sierra Leone: Freetown

South Africa: Mogalakwena River

Tanzania: Morogoro

Zimbabwe: Salisbury

See also Orthetrum, Orthetrum abbotti, Orthetrum africanum, Orthetrum albistylum, Orthetrum angustiventre, Orthetrum austeni, Orthetrum brachiale, Orthetrum brunneum, Orthetrum caffrum, Orthetrum caledonicum, Orthetrum cancellatum, Orthetrum chrysis, Orthetrum coerulescence, Orthetrum coerulescens, Orthetrum glacum, Orthetrum glaucum, Orthetrum guineense, Orthetrum hintzi, Orthetrum julia, Orthetrum kristenseni, Orthetrum luzonicum, Orthetrum machadoi, Orthetrum melania, Orthetrum microstigma, Orthetrum pruinosum, Orthetrum sabina, Orthetrum sp., Orthetrum stemmale, Orthetrum taeniolatum, Orthetrum testaceum, Orthetrum triangulare, Orthetrum trinacria, Orthetrum villosovittatum