Habitats: Mediterranean woodland (4), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (7), desert/xeric shrubland (4), lake (3), tropical/subtropical wetland (2), temperate upland river (1), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (5), tropical/subtropical savanna (5), temperate wetland (4), river delta (1), mangrove (1), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (2), montane grassland (1), temperate savanna (1)
Found in 41 samples
China: Ho Pui
Egypt: Banana Island (adults)
Ghana: University of Ghana Legon Botanical Garden, Dakobi
India: Similipal Tiger Reserve, Pohara - Malkhed Reserve Forest, Madurai (weeded), Madurai (partially weeded), Dholbaha Dam (2002 - 2003), Dholbaha Dam (2003 - 2004), Empress Garden, Kolappancheri (vegetable fields, 2005), Bengaluru, Lingda (paddy field), Sagar Island (August 1983), River Rispana
Indonesia: Manik Rambung (rice field A, dry season), Sumber Jabung
Iran: Sirch
Italy: Val Campotto, Castel Porziano
Japan: Lake Izunuma-Uchinuma (June)
Malawi: Fort Johnston
Malaysia: Tasek Bera, Botanical Garden River
Nigeria: Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife
Portugal: Guadiana River (1999), Guadiana River (2003)
Sierra Leone: Freetown
Somalia: Giohar (1962), Giohar (1968), Giohar (1970)
South Africa: National Botanical Gardens, Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, Mogalakwena River
Spain: S'Albufera Natural Park (site 3), Laguna de Zóñar
Tanzania: Morogoro
Turkey: Kurupelit
Ukraine: Primorskoje
Zimbabwe: Salisbury
See also Crocothemis divisa, Crocothemis erythraea, Crocothemis sanguinolenta, Crocothemis servilia