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Variable Dancer Damselfly

Argia fumipennis

Photo by auntnance123
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

dark overall, blue thorax and tail tip

Habitat:

spotted on leaf litter beside stream in semi-wooded area

Reference Links:

Blue damselfly with dark wings - Argia fumipennis - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
jj246810
That and Blue-ringed is brighter blue on the eyes and thorax rather than purple, and also differences in the pattern of black on the thorax and abdomen.
auntnance123
Thanks for the correction. The difference seems to be how deeply colored the wings are. The blue-ringed dancer has amber wings.
jj246810
This is Argia fumipennis, the Variable Dancer. This is the only Argia in the US with dark wings.
Carol Snow Milne
WOW! Love the purple! My spot I found in a forgotten folder/external hard drive. I took two photos and it was gone.
auntnance123
Many thanks to Melissa Ferguson for her lovely spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/13931150

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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
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PublishedMarch 26, 2013

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