WHITE-LEGGED DAMSEL
This damselfly also goes by the name, the blue featherleg, and is 35 to 37mm long. The adults have expanded white edges to the bottom of their legs (hence featherlegs). They have paired black markings down most of the abdomen and pale brown pterostigmata. The male has a light blue abdomen and greenish thorax. The female is a pale yellow-green colour with the same black markings.
White-legged damsels prefer unshaded slow flowing sections of muddy rivers with lots of vegetation. They are rarely seen near lakes or ponds of any sort. Mating is preceded by the males displaying his white feathery legs in a fluttering display flight in front of the females. Elongated eggs are laid whilst in tandem, usually on the underside of floating leaves. The larvae live amongst the debris at the bottom of the water and emerge after 2 years.
