Species Detail - Emerald Damselfly (Lestes sponsa) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly
Common Emerald Damselfly, Common Spreadwing, Green Lestes
N/A
lespo
(Hansemann, 1823)
insect - dragonfly (Odonata)
Species
2547
578
124
01/08/1892
19/09/2023
28 April (recorded in 1971)
31 October (recorded in 2012)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Emerald Damselfly (Lestes sponsa), accessed 26 April 2024, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/78154>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)