Coenagrion puella (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Azure Damselfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCoenagrion puella (Azure Damselfly)
GenusCoenagrion (a genus of damselflies)
FamilyCOENAGRIONIDAE (red and blue damselflies, and demoiselles)
SuborderZYGOPTERA (damselflies)
OrderODONATA (dragonflies and damselflies)
InfraclassPalaeoptera (dragonflies, damselflies and mayflies)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Coenagrion puella (Azure Damselfly) :
1: Coenagrion puella (Azure Damselfly)
4 Jun 1978 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Female - dorso-lateral viewImage 2: Female - lateral viewImage 3: Female - lateral view (2)Image 4: Female - lateral view (3)Image 5: Male and female - lateral viewsImage 6: Male and female - lateral views (2)Image 7: Male - lateral viewImage 8: Male - lateral view (2)Image 9: Male - lateral view (3)Image 10: Male - latero-dorsal viewImage 11: Male - latero-dorsal view (2)
2: Coenagrion puella (Azure Damselfly)
8 Jun 1969 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Female - lateral viewImage 2: Male - dorso-lateral viewImage 3: Male - lateral view

Coenagrion puella (Azure Damselfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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