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title: "Vuurjuffer"
description: "Pyrrhosoma nymphula — Insecten en spinnen. The large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) is a species of damselflies belonging to the family Coenagrionidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/large-red-damselfly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Vuurjuffer

> Pyrrhosoma nymphula — Insecten en spinnen. The large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) is a species of damselflies belonging to the family Coenagrionidae.

- Scientific name: *Pyrrhosoma nymphula*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 30023
- Wikidata: [Q511266](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q511266)
- iNaturalist taxon: [61152](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/61152)

## Names

- en: Large Red Damselfly
- de: Frühe Adonislibelle
- es: Caballito de fuego común
- fr: Petite nymphe au corps de feu
- nl: Vuurjuffer
- pl: Łunica czerwona

## Countries with the most observations

GB (9534), DE (5564), FR (3319), ES (1547), DK (1135), AT (1058), NL (918), BE (849), IT (789), PT (769), CH (526), CZ (474)

## Summary

The large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) is a species of damselflies belonging to the family Coenagrionidae. It is native to the western Palearctic.

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

## Photo

![Vuurjuffer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/large-red-damselfly/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sag Ich Nicht · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113334561

## Machine access

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