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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Dancers (Argia) » Springwater Dancer (Argia plana)
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Damselfly, Bluet? - Argia plana
Copyright © 2008 Celeste

Damselfly, Bluet? - Argia plana
Galena, Illinois, USA
August 10, 2008
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Contributed by Celeste on 12 August, 2008 - 12:48pm
Last updated 15 January, 2010 - 4:18pm

Moved
Moved from Dancers.
… john and jane balaban, 15 January, 2010 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

We finally decided this is A.plana
The species is probably a species of concern in Illinois. You may want to contact a local conservation organization such as The Natural Lands Institute here and let them know of your find.
… john and jane balaban, 15 January, 2010 - 4:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Damselflies.
… Nick Block, 26 November, 2008 - 11:25am login or register to post comments

Moving -
to damselflies for now...
… Ken Schneider, 4 September, 2008 - 10:42am login or register to post comments

Wow! This is a strange one!
Are you sure this is from Illinois? Did you take a trip out west recently?? ;-)

Our first thought on seeing it is Argia vivida, and maybe it's ok to see that in Illinois, but we haven't. Of course, a big storm could have blown it east. Were there lots of these or just this one? Maybe Jason will comment with his thoughts.
… john and jane balaban, 12 August, 2008 - 4:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Interesting.
Definitely Illinois. I wish I had been out west recently! Yes there were loads of them. In a valley at a friends farm in Galena.
… Celeste, 13 August, 2008 - 8:20am login or register to post comments

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