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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-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis)
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damsel mating - Argia apicalis
Copyright © 2006 hopefoot

damsel mating - Argia apicalis
Little Falls, Northern NJ County, New Jersey, USA
August 6, 2006
Size: 2 inches long
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Contributed by hopefoot on 9 October, 2006 - 1:02pm
Last updated 9 November, 2006 - 6:43pm

Nice
Blue-fronted Dancers (Argia apicalis).
… Cliff Bernzweig, 9 October, 2006 - 3:16pm login or register to post comments

 
But wait, are you sure? I wen
But wait, are you sure? I went and looked at pictures for blue fronted dancers. On the day that I took this picture there were damsels that look exactly like the pics of blue fronted dancers I see in this guide, and there were also a bunch of these guys, which have different markings. Their bodies are the same, but I thought they were a different kind of damsel. No?
… hopefoot, 9 October, 2006 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Pretty sure
The female (on bottom) is blue form, as opposed to the tan form you might also have seen there. The male, with the all-blue thorax and last 3 abdominal segments, is fairly distinctive.
… Cliff Bernzweig, 9 October, 2006 - 10:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Thank you!
… hopefoot, 9 October, 2006 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

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