Platycnemis pennipes ssp nitidula

Platycnemis pennipes.  (Pallas, 1771).  Blue Featherleg.

With its wide head and distinctive white legs this is a common species found

throughout Europe, except Spain, which has a very pale species. This subspecies

is found in the Balkans, northern Greece and the Peloponnese. The antehumeral

stripes are pale yellow in both sexes, with the female abdomen cream.

Platycnemis pennipes. Blue Featherleg.
Female. Peloponnese. Greece. 5.9.17.
Platycnemis pennipes. Blue Featherleg.
Female. Fyta, Chios. 10.6.17.
Platycnemis pennipes. Blue Featherleg.
Female. Fyta, Chios. 10.6.17.

Vouraikos, Peloponnese, Greece.  8.7.17.

Platycnemis pennipes. Blue Featherleg.
Female. Fyta, Chios. 10.6.17.
Platycnemis pennipes. Blue Featherleg.
Felame. Fyta, Chios. 10.6.17.
Platycnemis pennipes. Blue Featherleg.
Female. Fyta, Chios. 10.6.17.

Platycnemis pennipes ssp nitidula

Female. Vouraikos. Peloponnese. 3.7.16.

Platycnemis pennipes ssp nitidula
Female. Vouraikos. Peloponnese. 27.6.16.
Platycnemis pennipes ssp nitidula
Mating pair. Vouraikos. Peloponnese. 5.9.16.
Platycnemis pennipes ssp nitidula
Mating pair. Vouraikos. Peloponnese. 5.9.16.
Platycnemis pennipes ssp nitidula
Mating pair. Vouraikos. Peloponnese. 4.9.16.
Platycnemis pennipes ssp nitidula
Male. Vouraikos. Peloponnese. 4.8.16.
Platycnemis pennipes ssp nitidula
Female. Zachlorou. Peloponnese. 20.6.16.
Platycnemis pennipes ssp nitidula
Male. Zachlorou. Peloponnese. 20.6.16.
Platycnemis pennipes ssp nitidula
Female. Vouraikos. Peloponnese. 3.7.16.

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