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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Dancers (Argia) » Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta)
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Argia moesta - female
Copyright © 2005 Patrick Alexander

Argia moesta - Female
McBride's Bluff, Martin County, Indiana, USA
June 19, 2004
Seems like most of the brown damsels in the guide have more of an obvious pattern to them...

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Argia moesta - female brown damselfly - Argia moesta
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Contributed by Patrick Alexander on 9 November, 2005 - 6:56pm
Last updated 10 November, 2005 - 4:15pm

not much black on the abdomen
this time we would lean toward female A. moesta, brown form. Ed Lam (1) is a great reference for these. cf pages 44 and 45
… john and jane balaban, 9 November, 2005 - 8:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
I agree with John and Jane, based mostly on the light uniform color of segment 9. I too rely on Lam for all my damselfly needs!

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen_WV, 10 November, 2005 - 3:54am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Unfortunately I don't have any bug ID books to check through at the moment.

Just out of curiosity, what books would be a good start for stuff in the New Mexico area, where I am now?

Patrick Alexander
http://boechera.nmsu.edu/~paalexan/
… Patrick Alexander, 10 November, 2005 - 4:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Eric's book
is not too far away, Jan 1, 2006.
Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America(1)
By Eric Eaton, Kenn Kaufman
Houghton Mifflin, 2006
ISBN: 0618153101

Here's a great website for Southwestern Odonata
… john and jane balaban, 10 November, 2005 - 8:22pm login or register to post comments

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