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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Dancers (Argia) » Spine-tipped Dancer (Argia extranea)

Species Argia extranea - Spine-tipped Dancer

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies)
Family Coenagrionidae (Narrow-winged Damselflies)
Genus Argia (Dancers)
Species extranea (Spine-tipped Dancer)
Size
28-35 mm (front of head to tip of abdomen)
Identification
Male has distinctive saddle-shaped black mark on side of abdominal segment 2.
Range
Southeastern Arizona. (Also in Mexico and Central America.)
See Also
Similar-looking species include Argia plana (Springwater Dancer) and Argia vivida (Vivid Dancer).
Internet References
Argia extranea page on AZodes.com
Greg Lasley's photos, including male and female in wheel position.
Contributed by June Tveekrem on 21 December, 2008 - 6:55pm
Last updated 6 January, 2009 - 2:30pm

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