Coenagrion mercuriale: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the coenagrion mercuriale lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Coenagrion mercuriale
Group	Dragonflies & damselflies
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Odonata
Family	Coenagrionidae

Where does the coenagrion mercuriale live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the coenagrion mercuriale in 5 countries and territories across 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 coenagrion mercuriale endangered?

The coenagrion mercuriale’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the coenagrion mercuriale?

The coenagrion mercuriale (Coenagrion mercuriale) is an insect in the order Odonata and the family Coenagrionidae, genus Coenagrion. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the coenagrion mercuriale

Coenagrion mercuriale, the southern damselfly, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Algeria, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Morocco, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, and the United Kingdom. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The specific part of the scientific name, mercuriale, is because of the distinctive markings on the second segment of the abdomen that resembles the astrological symbol for the planet Mercury - ☿.

This also gives the species an alternative common name of mercury bluet.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Coenagrion mercuriale (revision 1313802529), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q302116 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).