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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Dancers (Argia) » Blue-ringed Dancer (Argia sedula)
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Blue-Ringed Dancer - Argia sedula - male
Copyright © 2005 Joanne Shuman

Blue-Ringed Dancer - Argia sedula - Male
Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
July 19, 2005
Flying around vegetation by water. Is it a male Argia sedula? I hope it is but if not please correct me. Image quality not that great but thought it might be good enough for ID. These little guys sure don't sit still for long.
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Contributed by Joanne Shuman on 22 July, 2005 - 2:56am
Last updated 26 July, 2005 - 10:14am

Why frass this Joanne?
It's the only image we have from Virginia. We understand that you would like one with better image quality, but until you submit one, it would seem good to leave this one in the guide. Would it be ok to move this to the guidepage? We could uncheck the Representative box in the submission, if you like, and so it would show up only when folks click on IMAGE to see all the images of the species.
… john and jane balaban, 25 July, 2005 - 10:39am login or register to post comments

 
Okay, once again.
I am not worried about anyone seeing it...no problem there.
… Joanne Shuman, 26 July, 2005 - 12:39am login or register to post comments

Argia sedula
Joanne, I think you're right. With some of these damselflies being so similar to each other it is always nice to have two views (dorsal and lateral).

But it does seem you can see a key characteristic here, the slight fork in the top of the black shoulder stripe. You can see a little blue triangle at the top of this shoulder stripe, formed by the fork. So I think you're right, Blue-Ringed Dancer.

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen Cresswell, 22 July, 2005 - 5:32am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Steve
I promise to try for those two views next time. :) I got lucky on this one.
… Joanne Shuman, 22 July, 2005 - 8:35am login or register to post comments

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