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Powdered Dancer

Argia moesta

Photo by joanbstanley
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Field Notes

Description:

The Powdered Dancer male, with its whitish head, thorax and abdominal segments 9 and 10. The male has a wide, dark shoulder stripe. Females may be either brown or blue. The blue forms become gray at cool temperatures.

Habitat:

Belton Lake spillway

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