Species Detail - Emerald Damselfly (Lestes sponsa) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Dragonfly Records".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Species image
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Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly
Common Emerald Damselfly, Common Spreadwing, Green Lestes
N/A
lespo
(Hansemann, 1823)
insect - dragonfly (Odonata)
Species
193
94
55
18/07/2006
22/07/2018
21 March (recorded in 2016)
31 October (recorded in 2012)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, Dragonfly Records, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Emerald Damselfly (Lestes sponsa), accessed 22 February 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/239/Species/78154>