When it is recorded
Jan7
Feb12
Mar46
Apr606
May19,989
Jun36,181
Jul17,328
Aug2,897
Sep519
Oct148
Nov31
Dec46
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 7,366 | |
| 2 | Norfolk | England | 5,727 | |
| 3 | Suffolk | England | 3,654 | |
| 4 | Cambridgeshire | England | 3,616 | |
| 5 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 2,286 | |
| 6 | Cumbria | England | 2,036 | |
| 7 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 1,769 | |
| 8 | North Yorkshire | England | 1,640 | |
| 9 | Worcestershire | England | 1,587 | |
| 10 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 1,568 | |
| 11 | Oxfordshire | England | 1,285 | |
| 12 | Northamptonshire | England | 1,223 | |
| 13 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 1,213 | |
| 14 | Devon | England | 1,205 | |
| 15 | Gloucestershire | England | 1,201 |
58,704 England14,279 Scotland5,732 Wales190 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 123 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 79,037
- Peak month
- June
- Counties with records
- 123
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Libellula quadrimaculata
- Group
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 78,039
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Argyll and Bute, Cumbria, East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Worcestershire, Pembrokeshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire +57
- Conservation designations
- Global Red List (JNCC), GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Genus
- Libellula
- Name with authority
- Libellula quadrimaculata 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 Q525748 · GBIF 1427915