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Species Argia lugens - Sooty Dancer

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies)

Family Coenagrionidae (Narrow-winged Damselflies)

Genus Argia (Dancers)

Species lugens (Sooty Dancer)

Size

ca. 47 mm (reported range 40-50 mm)

Identification

detailed description in(1)

females: blue form and brown form

Range

sw. US to Mexico

Habitat

Streams

Season

Summer

Internet References

species page(2)

U. Puget Sound dead link -- please update/delete

Damselflies of Texas dead link -- please update/delete

Works Cited

1.	OdonataCentral

2.	Johnson A. (2013) Arizona Odonata

Contributed by Cotinis on 17 January, 2005 - 6:50am
Additional contributions by Hartmut Wisch, v belov
Last updated 19 November, 2011 - 4:13pm

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