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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Dancers (Argia)
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. - Argia
Copyright © 2009 Liz Baker-Bullock

. - Argia
Morongo Preserve, Morongo, San Bernardino County, California, USA
November 10, 2008
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Contributed by Liz Baker-Bullock on 31 May, 2009 - 1:07pm
Last updated 25 September, 2012 - 3:14pm

Moved
Moved from Damselflies.
… john and jane balaban, 28 December, 2009 - 9:10pm login or register to post comments

damsel fly
Try http://bugguide.net/node/view/279047/bgpage, but I'm not an expert.
… Joe Zito, 31 May, 2009 - 1:34pm login or register to post comments

 
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The shoulder stripe looks different (narrow and without the fork).
I'd lean towards Vivid Dancer here but I'd like someone who knows western Argia better to chime in.
… Jason Forbes, 31 May, 2009 - 2:10pm login or register to post comments

yup, bluet of some type i bet
It might be one of these guys, Genus Enallagma - American Bluets Hopefully somebody more familiar will know.
… Andrew Williams, 31 May, 2009 - 1:34pm login or register to post comments

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