When it is recorded
Jan6
Feb2
Mar4
Apr19
May313
Jun4,276
Jul16,952
Aug17,730
Sep5,707
Oct188
Nov2
Dec17
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 2,749 | |
| 2 | Norfolk | England | 2,163 | |
| 3 | Cambridgeshire | England | 1,565 | |
| 4 | North Yorkshire | England | 1,497 | |
| 5 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 1,492 | |
| 6 | Cumbria | England | 1,251 | |
| 7 | Worcestershire | England | 1,157 | |
| 8 | Powys | Wales | 1,090 | |
| 9 | Cornwall | England | 998 | |
| 10 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 917 | |
| 11 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 860 | |
| 12 | Devon | England | 793 | |
| 13 | Suffolk | England | 775 | |
| 14 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 726 | |
| 15 | Bracknell Forest | England | 671 |
31,584 England8,870 Scotland5,457 Wales77 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 122 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 46,053
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 122
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Lestes sponsa
- Group
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 45,501
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, North Yorkshire, Pembrokeshire, Cumbria, Worcestershire, Powys, Cornwall, Argyll and Bute, Aberdeenshire, Devon +63
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Lestidae
- Genus
- Lestes
- Name with authority
- Lestes sponsa (Hansemann, 1823)
- Described
- 1823
- Contributing datasets
- 53
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q635430 · GBIF 1424038