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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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Blue-tipped Dancer (female?) - Argia moesta - female
Copyright © 2011 TomToledo

Blue-tipped Dancer (female?) - Argia moesta - Female
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
July 7, 2011
Size: about 1 inch
Was near slow river. Male blue-tipped dancers abounded.I would like to have someone confirm my ID because I'm a beginner.
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Contributed by TomToledo on 7 July, 2011 - 5:28pm
Last updated 31 July, 2011 - 11:46pm

Moved
Moved from Damselflies.
… john and jane balaban, 31 July, 2011 - 11:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Corey Husic, 19 July, 2011 - 7:06pm login or register to post comments

In my opinion - Argia moesta (female)


Note on this picture and yours:
The wide top pale stripe on the abdomen
The side of abdominal segment 9 is pale (no dark ventrolateral stripe)
… William Edwards, 9 July, 2011 - 9:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Argia moesta?
Thanks, Wiliam. Argia moesta has also been found in our metroparks, so you may be right. I'll have to continue my investigation!
… TomToledo, 20 July, 2011 - 2:43pm login or register to post comments

Blue-fronted Dancer - Argia apicalis - Female
I would say Blue-fronted Dancer. The stripe on the thorax is too thin and lacks the small triangle on the posterior end of that stripe that is seen in Blue-tipped.
… Dan Jackson, 8 July, 2011 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Blue-fronted dancer
Thanks, Dan. After looking at lots of other pictures, I think you're right. The blue-fronted dancer has also be documented in the Toledo area. A female, right? -- Tom
… TomToledo, 8 July, 2011 - 7:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Female
Yes. It is a female. Beautiful shot.
… Dan Jackson, 8 July, 2011 - 10:27pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks
Thanks, Dan.
… TomToledo, 9 July, 2011 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

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