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Blue Damselfly - Argia vivida - male
Copyright © 2005 David Brady

Blue Damselfly - Argia vivida - Male
Moab, Grand County, Utah, USA
August 14, 2005
Size: 1.25"
Blue damselfly found patrolling the yard. Higher resolution image (1100x640) available at http://www.xmission.com/~dbrady/images/moab_damselfly_01_full.jpg.
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Contributed by David Brady on 18 August, 2005 - 6:05pm
Last updated 13 September, 2005 - 9:38pm

Reminds us of
a dancer, Argia. Best match we can make is Argia vivida. An image from California dragonflies here and images in the guide here
… john and jane balaban, 19 August, 2005 - 7:04pm login or register to post comments

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