White-legged damselfly
| White-legged damselfly | |
|---|---|
| Mature male | |
| Young female both in Warsaw, Poland | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platycnemididae |
| Genus: | Platycnemis |
| Species: | P. pennipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Platycnemis pennipes (Pallas, 1771) | |
The white-legged damselfly or blue featherleg (Platycnemis pennipes) is a damselfly of slow-flowing, muddy waters. It occurs from the Atlantic to Siberia and is often abundant throughout its range.