Species Detail - Scarce Emerald Damselfly (Lestes dryas) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "iNaturalist Dragonfly Species Records for Ireland".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

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

Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Live Map

Species image

Lestes dryas
Lestes dryas
Scarce Emerald Damselfly
NBNSYS0000005614 RecommendedWell-formed
Threatened Species: Near threatened
ledry
Kirby, 1890
Insect - dragonfly (Odonata)
Species
3
3
3
25/08/2019
22/08/2024
19 May (recorded in 2024)
20 September (recorded in 2006)
iNaturalist, iNaturalist Dragonfly Species Records for Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Scarce Emerald Damselfly (Lestes dryas), accessed 01 September 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/388/Species/78155>

Records per month (across all datasets)

National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Scarce Emerald Damselfly (Lestes dryas), image, accessed 01 September 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/388/Species/78155>

Records per year (across all datasets)

National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Scarce Emerald Damselfly (Lestes dryas), image, accessed 01 September 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/388/Species/78155>