When it is recorded
Jan9
Feb16
Mar32
Apr129
May602
Jun1,976
Jul7,808
Aug10,921
Sep6,438
Oct986
Nov62
Dec65
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 6,487 | |
| 2 | Cumbria | England | 1,530 | |
| 3 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 1,495 | |
| 4 | North Yorkshire | England | 1,280 | |
| 5 | Powys | Wales | 1,172 | |
| 6 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 1,118 | |
| 7 | Worcestershire | England | 914 | |
| 8 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 823 | |
| 9 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 655 | |
| 10 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 477 | |
| 11 | Blackburn with Darwen | England | 441 | |
| 12 | Cornwall | England | 412 | |
| 13 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 390 | |
| 14 | Moray | Scotland | 369 | |
| 15 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 354 |
11,531 England14,554 Scotland3,488 Wales130 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 113 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 29,798
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 113
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Aeshna juncea
- Group
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 29,756
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Cumbria, Dumfries and Galloway, North Yorkshire, Powys, Argyll and Bute, Worcestershire, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, Pembrokeshire, Blackburn with Darwen, Cornwall +40
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Aeshnidae
- Genus
- Aeshna
- Name with authority
- Aeshna juncea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 50
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q732875 · GBIF 1425221