Where has the Emerald Damselfly been recorded?

Lestes sponsa occurrence evidence comes from 15,421 records in 30 countries and territories, from 1876 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.

• 15,421 records
• 30 places
• 101 years recorded
• Insecta class

Observation evidence passport

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Emerald Damselfly has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Emerald Damselfly. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.