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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Dancers (Argia) » Dusky Dancer (Argia translata)
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Unknown Damselfly - Argia translata - female
Copyright © 2016 tfandre

Unknown Damselfly - Argia translata - Female
Garland, Dallas County, Texas, USA
August 24, 2016
I'm not usually this bad at an ID but I have perused my book and just cannot find a good match. I noticed the blue at the top of the abdomen but still cannot come up with a suitable match.

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Unknown Damselfly - Argia translata - female Unknown Damselfly - Argia translata - female Unknown Damselfly - Argia translata - female
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Contributed by tfandre on 24 August, 2016 - 9:41pm
Last updated 28 August, 2016 - 5:04am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 28 August, 2016 - 5:04am login or register to post comments

translata?

Let's see what William says.
… john and jane balaban, 24 August, 2016 - 11:21pm login or register to post comments

 
You know, that is what I orig
You know, that is what I originally thought it was and then for some odd reason thought it didn't match. It matches perfectly. Sometimes first impression is the right one.
… tfandre, 25 August, 2016 - 7:58am login or register to post comments

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