Scarce blue-tailed damselfly: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the scarce blue-tailed damselfly lives – recorded in 19 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ischnura pumilio
Group	Dragonflies & damselflies
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	19 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Odonata
Family	Coenagrionidae

Where does the scarce blue-tailed damselfly live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the scarce blue-tailed damselfly in 19 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 scarce blue-tailed damselfly endangered?

The scarce 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 scarce blue-tailed damselfly?

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

About the scarce blue-tailed damselfly

The scarce blue-tailed damselfly or small bluetail (Ischnura pumilio) is a member of the damselfly family Coenagrionidae.

The species occurs throughout Europe except in the north. To the east it occurs from Asia Minor to Siberia, to the south the range extends to Morocco, the Azores and Madeira. The typical male has a black abdomen with a bright blue spot on tail (segments 8 and 9). It is very similar to the blue-tailed damselfly, Ischnura elegans but on that species the blue spot is mostly on segment 8. Females undergo a change of colour as they mature. The immature female is bright orange, the aurantiaca phase, but matures to a greenish-brown.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Scarce blue-tailed damselfly (revision 1356018457), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1746508 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).