Medium damselfly, common throughout Africa and also in large parts of Asia.

Females of the genus Ischnura are very similar and distinguishing between them is not always possible.

All members of the genus Ischnura, as well as the Nile Damselfly, are very similar to one another, and one must look closely to identify with certainty

In Israel it flies in the south and northward along the Syrian-African rift to the northern Jordan Valley.

In Israel it is very common in the north of the country and in the center, relatively rare in the south.