---
title: "Azure Damselfly"
description: "Coenagrion puella — Insects & spiders. The azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella) is a species of damselfly found in most of Europe."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/azure-damselfly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Azure Damselfly

> Coenagrion puella — Insects & spiders. The azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella) is a species of damselfly found in most of Europe.

- Scientific name: *Coenagrion puella*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 49558
- Wikidata: [Q1049823](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1049823)
- iNaturalist taxon: [51678](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51678)

## Names

- en: Azure Damselfly
- de: Hufeisen-Azurjungfer
- es: Azulado doncella
- fr: Agrion jouvencelle
- nl: Azuurwaterjuffer
- pl: Łątka dzieweczka

## Countries with the most observations

DE (9091), GB (8842), RU (6444), FR (4444), AT (2373), IT (1921), NL (1565), DK (1562), PL (1374), BE (1176), UA (1020), CH (1005)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azure_damselfly

## Photo

![Azure Damselfly](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/azure-damselfly/medium.jpg)

Photo: Katie Harrison · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/375353705

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/azure-damselfly?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).