Scarce chaser: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the scarce chaser lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Libellula fulva
Group	Dragonflies & damselflies
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Odonata
Family	Libellulidae

Where does the scarce chaser live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the scarce chaser in 13 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 chaser endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the scarce chaser?

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

About the scarce chaser

The scarce chaser (Libellula fulva) is a species of dragonfly. The adult male has a bright blue abdomen with patches of black, while the adult female and juvenile male each have a bright orange abdomen. It is about 45 mm in length with an average wingspan of 74 mm. It is distributed throughout Europe. This dragonfly is considered a species of special concern in Great Britain due to loss of its specific ideal habitat.

This species lives on floodplains and marshes with dense, abundant vegetation, and females deposit their eggs in slow-current streams. Once deposited by the female, the eggs lie embedded in the mud of the riverbed and the larvae develop underwater for usually two years. Adults live from May to August, during which time they mate and lay eggs.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Scarce chaser (revision 1351397182), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1050665 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).