When it is recorded
Jan6
Feb8
Mar18
Apr753
May18,245
Jun25,812
Jul10,328
Aug1,615
Sep135
Oct33
Nov12
Dec8
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk | England | 3,046 | |
| 2 | Devon | England | 2,197 | |
| 3 | Kent | England | 1,711 | |
| 4 | Suffolk | England | 1,620 | |
| 5 | Cornwall | England | 1,340 | |
| 6 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 1,322 | |
| 7 | Gloucestershire | England | 1,264 | |
| 8 | Cambridgeshire | England | 1,242 | |
| 9 | Powys | Wales | 1,228 | |
| 10 | Isle of Wight | England | 1,194 | |
| 11 | Worcestershire | England | 1,141 | |
| 12 | Dorset | England | 1,026 | |
| 13 | Oxfordshire | England | 1,007 | |
| 14 | Surrey | England | 988 | |
| 15 | North Yorkshire | England | 963 |
52,503 England211 Scotland5,716 Wales
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 93 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 58,431
- Peak month
- June
- Counties with records
- 93
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Libellula depressa
- Group
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 57,395
- Most recorded in
- Norfolk, Devon, Kent, Suffolk, Cornwall, Pembrokeshire, Gloucestershire, Cambridgeshire, Powys, Isle of Wight, Worcestershire, Dorset +47
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Genus
- Libellula
- Name with authority
- Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 28
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q302485 · GBIF 1427883