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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Dancers (Argia)
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Unknown Damselfly - Argia
Copyright © 2014 Albert Meek

Unknown Damselfly - Argia
Ash Meadow, Death Valley, Nevada, USA
October 14, 2014
Hope someone can ID this damselfly.

Thx in advance,

Albert
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Contributed by Albert Meek on 15 October, 2014 - 8:56pm
Last updated 21 October, 2014 - 8:16pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Greg W. Lasley, 21 October, 2014 - 8:16pm login or register to post comments

Either Argia nahuana or A. ag
Either Aztec Dancer (Argia nahuana) or California Dancer (A. agrioides). Both occur in the area and are very similar. Dan, sometimes these two species don't show much of a fork in the humeral stripe, but the abdomen pattern is very distinctive for the species pair. Often takes in-hand examination to separate these two, but I'll see if I can get some west coast forks to look at this.
… Greg W. Lasley, 21 October, 2014 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Yep, it's one of those
If I could see some lighter brown veins in the wings, I'd be okay calling it nahuana, but the veins look uniformly dark which means that it could be either one. Without a good view of the tori (just about impossible from a mostly side view), I wouldn't get any more specific than agrioides/nahuana.
… Jim Johnson, 22 October, 2014 - 12:04pm login or register to post comments

Male Argia Dancer
Not familiar with the southwest varieties. Looks like Comanche or Springwater. Hope someone from the region will take a look.
… Dan Jackson, 17 October, 2014 - 11:16pm login or register to post comments

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