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Scarce Emerald Damselfly

Lestes dryas

1,585Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
10Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May37
Jun467
Jul729
Aug304
Sep11
Oct0
Nov2
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England448
2Cambridgeshire England352
3Essex England267
4Kent England192
5Suffolk England106
6Medway England100
7Thurrock England20
8Northamptonshire England3
9Southend-on-Sea England3
10Somerset England1
1,585 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 10 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,585
Peak month
July
Counties with records
10
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Lestes dryas
Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,566
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Family
Lestidae
Genus
Lestes
Name with authority
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890
Described
1890
Contributing datasets
7

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1532575 · GBIF 1424045