Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Dancers (Argia) » vivida or plana (Argia vivida or plana)
Photo#381599
Green damselfly - Argia
Copyright © 2010 Jerry Friedman

Green damselfly - Argia
White Rock Canyon, Los Alamos County, New Mexico, USA
April 3, 2010
Size: 5 cm?
The first of three damselflies of different colors I saw today. I haven't been having any luck identifying them. This one seemed to be in rather high, dry habitat (though there could have been a stream close by for all I know).
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Jerry Friedman on 3 April, 2010 - 7:10pm
Last updated 7 April, 2010 - 9:41am

Moved
Moved from Dancers.
… john and jane balaban, 7 April, 2010 - 9:41am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Thanks for the interesting comments! Next time I see one of these things, maybe I'll try for a shot of the "tail" or the mesostigmal plates (though those shots may involve better equipment).
… Jerry Friedman, 4 April, 2010 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

Female, looks to be vivida
but not sure how to tell vivida from plana. William may know. Lat's wait for his comment.
… john and jane balaban, 3 April, 2010 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

 
In my opinion - Argia vivida/plana (female)
Abbott states in his Argia vivida Species Account that the female mesostigmal plates have to be examined to separate this species from an A. plana female.
In areas of overlap of these species ranges, where this picture was taken, the separation of females and immature males of A. vivida and A. plana is probably not possible from a photo.
This is just my opinion - a real expert might could identify this damselfly with certainty.
… William Edwards, 4 April, 2010 - 11:23am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact