Sometimes referred to as the 'Blue Featherleg' on account of its 'feathery' legs, the beautiful White-legged Damselfly favours slow-moving rivers and canals with abundant vegetation.

Around from Mid May to Mid August, this small blue damselfly is mainly found in lowland areas across Britain. These delicate insects can be found flitting about in the vegetation at the sides of canals, rivers, pools and lakes.

Males engage in a courtship display to woo the female, raising its front white legs in front of the female as part of the act.

In recent years there have been increasing concerns that the White-legged Dragonfly is disappearing from parts of the UK, and to bolster existing long-term data, the British Dragonfly Society (BDS) launched the White-legged Damselfly Investigation to try to encourage more species recording. So, if you spot one, why not use this app to record it?!