white-legged damselfly blue featherleg platycnemis pennipes

mating & in tandem
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portraits
white-legged damselfly
Male. Both sexes have broad thoracic stripes, a hockey-stick shape on the thorax and grey-brown wing-spots. The male has light blue eyes and abdomen with black markings on all segments, particularly strong marks on s7 to s9. The middle and hind legs are quite broad and have thin black lines. The thorax can be green.
white-legged damselfly
Male thorax can sometimes be greenish.
white-legged damselfly
female
white-legged damselfly
Immature female. Wing-spots are chestnut (both sexes). Reduced black markings on abdomen.
white-legged damselfly
Immature female. Eyes and thorax light brown.
white-legged damselfly
male
white-legged damselfly
male
white-legged damselfly
immature female
white-legged damselfly
Immature male. Blue colour not yet fully developed in eyes and abdomen.