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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Dancers (Argia) » Blue-ringed Dancer (Argia sedula)
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Unidentified Damselfly - Argia sedula
Copyright © 2007 WSherman

Unidentified Damselfly - Argia sedula
Potomac River, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
July 14, 2007
Size: 1 1/2 in or less
Could this be an immature?

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Unidentified Damselfly - Argia sedula Unidentified Damselfly - Argia sedula
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Contributed by WSherman on 23 July, 2007 - 8:01am
Last updated 21 January, 2010 - 6:23pm

Moved
Moved from Dancers.
… john and jane balaban, 21 January, 2010 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

A. sedula
Blue-ringed Dancer female.
… Cliff Bernzweig, 20 January, 2010 - 11:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Damselflies.
… john and jane balaban, 15 September, 2007 - 9:06pm login or register to post comments

Teneral dancer
This is a teneral blue-form female dancer, either a Blue-fronted (Argia apicalis) or Powdered (A. moesta) judging by the thoracic pattern. Without a more focused shot of the wing venation or a really good size reference, I'm not sure how to ID a teneral individual.
… Nick Block, 23 July, 2007 - 10:12pm login or register to post comments

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