Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Dancers (Argia) » Variable Dancer (Argia fumipennis) » Violet Dancer (Argia fumipennis violacea)
Photo#697501
a new damsel - Argia fumipennis
Copyright © 2012 A.D.Levine

a new damsel - Argia fumipennis
Harriman, Orange County, New York, USA
August 30, 2012
Size: 2.5 cm body
small damsel fly with color and markings that are unfamiliar to me
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by A.D.Levine on 30 August, 2012 - 6:19pm
Last updated 30 August, 2012 - 7:38pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 30 August, 2012 - 7:38pm login or register to post comments

Agreed
Variable Dancer, Argia fumipennis violacea. This subspecies is sometimes called a Violet Dancer, for obvious reasons. They're quite spectacular!
… David d'Entremont, 30 August, 2012 - 7:02pm login or register to post comments

I've never
seen one either but I have Ed Lam's "Damselflies of the Northeast" which made a determination of Variable dancer really easy :-)

Argia fumipennis ssp. violacea, a male
… Larry de March, 30 August, 2012 - 6:50pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact