Blue-tailed damselfly: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the blue-tailed damselfly lives – recorded in 25 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ischnura elegans
Group	Dragonflies & damselflies
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	25 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Odonata
Family	Coenagrionidae

Where does the blue-tailed damselfly live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the blue-tailed damselfly in 25 countries and territories across Asia and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the blue-tailed damselfly endangered?

The blue-tailed damselfly’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the blue-tailed damselfly?

The blue-tailed damselfly (Ischnura elegans) is an insect in the order Odonata and the family Coenagrionidae, genus Ischnura. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the blue-tailed damselfly

The blue-tailed damselfly or common bluetail (Ischnura elegans) is a damselfly, belonging to the family Coenagrionidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Blue-tailed damselfly (revision 1380346784), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q548472 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).