Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Dancers (Argia)
Photo#1614378
Damselfly seen in Moab, Utah - Argia
Copyright © 2018 Bruce A Rogers

Damselfly seen in Moab, Utah - Argia
Moab, Grand County, Utah, USA
September 29, 2010
Size: 1-1.5"
Taken at a park in Moab, Utah
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Bruce A Rogers on 21 November, 2018 - 3:10pm
Last updated 9 December, 2018 - 3:51pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 9 December, 2018 - 3:51pm login or register to post comments

Male Argia sp.
It is a male Dancer. Perhaps someone with more experience with local species can take it further.
… Dan Jackson, 26 November, 2018 - 7:37am login or register to post comments

 
I'd say blue ringed
It looks like a blue-ringed dancer (Ariga sedula)

looks similar to the vivid dancer, but the longer black segments on the abdomen make me think blue ringed

also the length is closer to the ringed than the vivid!
… clancy12, 6 December, 2018 - 10:03am login or register to post comments

 
dancer
Unlike the Argia in the photo, Blue-ringed has a black abdomen with very narrow blue rings
… Larry de March, 6 December, 2018 - 10:18am login or register to post comments

 
That's a good point!
I should have also noticed the triangular markings on the side of the abdomen making it closer to a vivid dancer!
… clancy12, 7 December, 2018 - 10:07am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact