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Irish damselfly

Coenagrion lunulatum

115Records since 2000
JunePeak month
4Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May47
Jun65
Jul3
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig Northern Ireland56
2Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland24
3Mid Ulster Northern Ireland20
4Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland13
86 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
115
Peak month
June
Counties with records
4
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Coenagrion lunulatum
Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
98
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Family
Coenagrionidae
Genus
Coenagrion
Name with authority
Coenagrion lunulatum (Charpentier, 1840)
Described
1840

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1520837 · GBIF 1422025