Small red damselfly: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Small red damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum Least concern

Where the small red damselfly lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 59,850 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See dragonflies & damselflies on the world map

Scientific name	Ceriagrion tenellum
Group	Dragonflies & damselflies
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Odonata
Family	Coenagrionidae

Where does the small red damselfly live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the small red damselfly in 8 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 small red damselfly endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the small red damselfly?

The small red damselfly (Ceriagrion tenellum) is an insect in the order Odonata and the family Coenagrionidae, genus Ceriagrion. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the small red damselfly

The small red damselfly (Ceriagrion tenellum) is a small damselfly flying in heathland bogs and streams. It is in the family Coenagrionidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Small red damselfly (revision 1315236279), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1244678 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).