Libellula depressa: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the libellula depressa lives – recorded in 18 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Libellula depressa
Group	Dragonflies & damselflies
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	18 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Odonata
Family	Libellulidae

Where does the libellula depressa live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the libellula depressa in 18 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 libellula depressa endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the libellula depressa?

The libellula depressa (Libellula depressa) is an insect in the order Odonata and the family Libellulidae, genus Libellula. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the libellula depressa

Libellula depressa, the broad-bodied chaser is one of the most common dragonflies in Europe and central Asia. It is very distinctive with a very broad flattened abdomen, four wing patches and, in the male, the abdomen becomes pruinose blue.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Libellula depressa (revision 1360782553), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q302485 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).