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Tropical Arroyo Dancer Damselfly
Argia sp.
16.1869, -92.2758
Field Notes
Description:
A 2-toned blue male Damselfly of 3.5 cm in length. The head, eyes and thorax are sky blue, while the abdomen is a turquoise blue.
Habitat:
Along the San Vicente River of the Chiflón Waterfall Park, Chiapas, Mexico.
Notes:
Many thanks to Kathy Claypole Biggs of California for the generic identification. She writes "This beauty is one of 2 look-alike species: A. anceps (Cerulean Dancer ) or A. westfalli (Westfall’s Dancer), both of which occur in Chiapas".
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argia_anceps
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Argia_anceps.jpg http://www.thehibbitts.net/troy/photo/odonata/westfalls_dancer.htm
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJune 14, 2019
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