blue-tailed damselfly

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q548472
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blue-tailed damselfly

Summary

blue-tailed damselfly is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • blue-tailed damselfly's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • blue-tailed damselfly is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • blue-tailed damselfly's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • blue-tailed damselfly belongs to the parent taxon Ischnura[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, blue-tailed damselfly is Ischnura elegans[7].
  • blue-tailed damselfly's Commons category is recorded as Ischnura elegans[8].
  • blue-tailed damselfly's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ischnura elegans[9].
  • blue-tailed damselfly's Commons gallery is recorded as Ischnura elegans[10].
  • blue-tailed damselfly's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'I. elegans'}[11].
  • blue-tailed damselfly is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'lantaarntje'}[12].
  • blue-tailed damselfly is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Agrion Élégant'}[13].
  • blue-tailed damselfly is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Bluetail'}[14].
  • blue-tailed damselfly is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'šidélko větší'}[15].
  • blue-tailed damselfly is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'agrion élégant'}[16].
  • blue-tailed damselfly is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'blue-tailed damselfly'}[17].
  • blue-tailed damselfly is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Grosse Pechlibelle'}[18].
  • blue-tailed damselfly is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'hoikkatytönkorento'}[19].
  • blue-tailed damselfly is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'kystvannymfe'}[20].
  • blue-tailed damselfly is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'modri kresničar'}[21].

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Classification

blue-tailed damselfly's scientific name is Ischnura elegans[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Ischnura[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'lantaarntje'}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Agrion Élégant'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Bluetail'}[14], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'šidélko větší'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[17], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Grosse Pechlibelle'}[18].

Identifiers

blue-tailed damselfly's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 61508[22]. blue-tailed damselfly's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 197161[23]. blue-tailed damselfly's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1423395[24].

Why It Matters

blue-tailed damselfly has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . World Odonata List. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . World Odonata List. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . World Odonata List. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Butterfly Foundation dragonflies. Retrieved . libellennet.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · ~2026-37281-32 · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id kystvannymfe
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