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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-ringed Dancer (Argia sedula)
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Young Blue-ringed Dancer? - Argia sedula - male
Copyright © 2015 Jose Hernandez

Young Blue-ringed Dancer? - Argia sedula - Male
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
May 6, 2014
I am fairly sure that this is a Blue-ringed Dancer that is in transition from teneral to maturity. As far as I can tell, it has the right pattern, just not the mature colors. All the adults that I saw in the vicinity were adult Blue-ringed Dancers or tenerals.
I would appreciate it if somebody would verify or point out why not Blue-ringed Dancer. There is little representation in BugGuide of young damselflies in transition to maturity.

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Contributed by Jose Hernandez on 3 February, 2015 - 6:34pm
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