Damselfly ID please

[ChrissyMarie]

I more or less assume that all my damselflies are common blues....
But, this one seemed a little different, it flew differently and looked almost white






Is it just another variation?

[Jason Claxton]

Not a Common Blue Damselfly this time ChrissyMarie.

This looks like a White-legged Damselfly.

[RoyW]

Originally Posted by Jason Claxton

This looks like a White-legged Damselfly.

I'd say it looks exactly like an immature female White-legged Damselfly.
White-legged Damselflies do tend to have a slightly 'bouncier' flight than other similar species (which can sometimes help you pick them out once you get to know it). If this one was very recently emerged the flight may have looked different because of this though, rather than because it is a different species.

[ChrissyMarie]

Thanks very much both
Lovely to see a different one, its flight was very exact and purposeful, almost like it was patrolling a little area and it kept coming back to land on the same leaf...I so wished I had my macro lens on. But, I spent a happy half an hour watching it anyway.