#3665 · 🪽 dragonflies & damselflies

Azure Damselfly

🇳🇱 Azuurwaterjuffer ·Coenagrion puella

LCleast concern 🪽 Dragonflies & damselflies 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Alison Place · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Nadja Baumgartner · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Philip Mark Osso · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Frank Sengpiel · CC BY 4.0
5. © bogmyrtle · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Roger Sanderson · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Noord Tilburg, Tilburg, Nederland:© Mark Schellekens · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Aardbeienvlak, IJmuiden, Noord-Holland, NL:© maimarloes · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Scheveningen, Den Haag, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Geldrop, Netherlands:© harrylurling · CC BY-ND 4.0

what is it?

The azure damselfly ( Coenagrion puella ) is a species of damselfly found in most of Europe. It is notable for its distinctive black and blue colouring. They are commonly found around ponds and lakesides during the summer.

base stats

NL sightings 1,567iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 49,716iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 1,567 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #4 most seen of the dragonflies & damselflies in NL.
49,716 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).