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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Dancers (Argia) » Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta)
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Female, Blue-form Powdered Dancer - Argia moesta - female
Copyright © 2015 T. Mayer

Female, Blue-form Powdered Dancer - Argia moesta - Female
Greater Napanee, Lennox & Addington, Ontario, Canada
June 26, 2015
Sitting on part of a rural dirt road that seems a special place for damselflies. Thanks for your help.
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Contributed by T. Mayer on 26 June, 2015 - 6:58pm
Last updated 26 June, 2015 - 10:36pm

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… T. Mayer, 26 June, 2015 - 10:32pm login or register to post comments

Argia sp.
Unfortunately two of these Argia damselflies have blue color form females that are nearly identical, so I can't tell for sure which one it is... maybe someone else can see subtleties on the photo that I can't. I'd say that it's either Argia apicalis (Blue-fronted Dancer) or Argia moesta (Powdered Dancer). Maybe edging toward Powdered, since on the range maps I'm looking at it gets a little farther north than Blue-fronted (but it's close).

Lisa Shannon
Silver Spring, MD
… Lisa Shannon, 26 June, 2015 - 8:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Good Choice
Thank you, Lisa. I was also confused about this, but with a few subtle aspects in the appearance (e.g, thin black stripes) and the usual range, chances are you're right.
… T. Mayer, 26 June, 2015 - 10:27pm login or register to post comments

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