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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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Dragonfly - Argia apicalis
Copyright © 2009 Tracy Palmer Villalobos

Dragonfly - Argia apicalis
Brazos Bend State Park, Needville, Texas, USA
June 5, 2009
Found in wooded area. Stayed close to the ground. What a unique color this one had.
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Contributed by Tracy Palmer Villalobos on 10 June, 2009 - 9:18am
Last updated 25 January, 2010 - 8:13pm

Moved
Moved from Dancers.
… john and jane balaban, 25 January, 2010 - 8:13pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Damselflies.
… john and jane balaban, 2 January, 2010 - 9:44pm login or register to post comments

Looks like - Argia apicalis (female)
See http://www.stephencresswell.com/s/blue-fronted.html

However it could also be an Argia moesta.
This is even more difficult to tell apart since the end
of the abdomen is soiled.
… William Edwards, 10 June, 2009 - 1:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks William
After browsing both Apicalis and Moesta I'm pretty sure this is Moesta. But to make the plot thicken, i do believe i photographed Apicalis at the same location. Id request here
… Tracy Palmer Villalobos, 10 June, 2009 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

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