Species Detail - Emerald Damselfly (Lestes sponsa) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "General Biodiversity Records from 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

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Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly
Common Emerald Damselfly, Common Spreadwing, Green Lestes
N/A
lespo
(Hansemann, 1823)
insect - dragonfly (Odonata)
Species
1
1
1
17/09/1994
17/09/1994
28 April (recorded in 1971)
31 October (recorded in 2012)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, General Biodiversity Records from Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Emerald Damselfly (Lestes sponsa), accessed 29 March 2024, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/7/Species/78154>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)