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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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Mating Damselflies - Argia apicalis - male - female
Copyright © 2007 Bobby Grizzard

Mating Damselflies - Argia apicalis - Male Female
Lake Lickskillet, near Dogtown, Dekalb County, Alabama, USA
August 13, 2007
Size: Average
Near the waters edge, in the weeds.
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Contributed by Bobby Grizzard on 13 August, 2007 - 11:33pm
Last updated 12 August, 2010 - 4:24pm

Moved
Moved from Powdered Dancer. Coming late to this one, but the narrow black shoulder stripe on the male and the blue on top of abdominal segments 8, 9 and 10, plus the narrow brown dorsal stripe on the female all say apicalis to us. We'll move it there.
… john and jane balaban, 12 August, 2010 - 4:24pm login or register to post comments

Shall I move them
to the powdered dancer page, then?
… Bobby Grizzard, 14 August, 2007 - 11:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Since there aren't very many
photos of male and female powdered dancers together, I'd say yes. The editors of Bugguide can always remove the photo if necessary. :)
… June Tveekrem, 16 August, 2007 - 6:43pm login or register to post comments

 
done
done
… Bobby Grizzard, 16 August, 2007 - 6:47pm login or register to post comments

I'm thinking Powdered Dancer
The Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) looks very similar to the Blue-fronted, but the male develops white or light blue color on the thorax and tip of the abdomen. Your photo shows that. Those two species also frequent the same habitat.
… June Tveekrem, 14 August, 2007 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

Damselfly
Most likely Blue-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis) but thorax of male usually blue(er) than your specimen.
… Howell Curtis, 14 August, 2007 - 12:32am login or register to post comments

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