| White-legged Damselfly (Platycnemis pennipes (Pallas, 1771)) |
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Scientific name: Platycnemis pennipes (Pallas, 1771) Common name: White-legged Damselfly French name: Agrion à larges pattes Order: Odonata Suborder: Zygoptera Family: Platycnemididae Wingspan: 45 mm. Biotope: The larvae lives in stagnant or running water. The imagos never fly far away these areas. Geographic area: Europe, except extreme North and south of Spain. Flight time: May to September. |
The White-legged Damselfly has a thin and straight body. Males are a more or less dark bluish white colour. Females are brownish. The eyes are separated. Males' eyes are blue, females' eyes are brown. The tibia of the middle legs and hind legs are white and wide. They are dark-lined along the upper side. The upper side of the abdomen shows a black longitudinal line which is sometimes discontinued. |
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Here is the typical form for a female. |
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Here is the typical form for a male. |
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Eyes widely separated, double antehumeral stripes, black stripe on the upper side of the head, black median line on the legs: Many White-legged Damselfly's characteristics are visible on this picture. |
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This White-legged Damselfly observed in the garden has not been very shy. Is this due to the temperature? I have been able to try many macro pictures using my recently bought extension tubes. |
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It is difficult to get a proper depth of field when you are so close to the subject. The focus is done on the head, should have I done it on the closest eye? |
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Many emerging White-legged Damselflies were flying near the pond, with a slow and hesitating flight. Julien pointed his finger and one Damselfly immediately perched on it. |
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During mating, the White-legged Damselflies' body draw a heart-shaped figure. |
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Mating. |
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These damselflies are very numerous and allow you to multiply photos. |
André Bon February 2024