Enallagma cyathigerum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the enallagma cyathigerum lives – recorded in 20 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Enallagma cyathigerum
Group	Dragonflies & damselflies
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	20 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Odonata
Family	Coenagrionidae

Where does the enallagma cyathigerum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the enallagma cyathigerum in 20 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 enallagma cyathigerum endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the enallagma cyathigerum?

The enallagma cyathigerum (Enallagma cyathigerum) is an insect in the order Odonata and the family Coenagrionidae, genus Enallagma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the enallagma cyathigerum

Enallagma cyathigerum (common blue damselfly or common bluet) is a species found mainly between latitudes 40°N and 72°N; It is widely distributed in the Palearctic, common in all European countries (including Portugal, Spain, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland, etc.) and in Asia in Turkey, Iran, Russia, and South Korea, and throughout Ontario in North America. The species reaches a length of 29–36 mm (1.1–1.4 in) with wings 18–20 mm (0.71–0.79 in) long. Damselflies are an important link between the health of the aquatic ecosystem and its response to climate change. The closely related Nearctic species Enallagma annexum (northern bluet) was at one time considered to be synonymous with it.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Enallagma cyathigerum (revision 1379602564), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q608908 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).