Variable Dancer? - Argia fumipennis

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Dancers (Argia) » Variable Dancer (Argia fumipennis) » Black Dancer (Argia fumipennis atra)

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Variable Dancer? - Argia fumipennis -

Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA
May 8, 2014

A lot these brownish-black damselflies were along a cross-county trail in the Baars-Firestone Wildlife Sanctuary at the University of West Florida. I suspect they are Variable Dancers (Argia fumipennis), but I'm not certain if they are Black Dancers (A. fumipennis atra) or Smoky-winged Dancers (A. fumipennis fumipennis) – both of which could occur in this area. Any information will be greatly appreciated!

Another individual is posted here.

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Variable Dancer? - Argia fumipennis - female

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Contributed by nvhamlett@gmail.com on 10 May, 2014 - 10:24pm
Last updated 3 November, 2017 - 4:03pm

Moved

Moved from Damselflies.

… nvhamlett@gmail.com, 12 May, 2014 - 8:28pm

Agree with your ID - Argia fumipennis

Please note the Remarks section.

I don't know how to differentiate the females of the subspecies - fumipennis and atra.
They appear very similar in Paulson (1).

… William Edwards, 12 May, 2014 - 9:51am

Thanks!

Thanks for confirming the species ID! I did see some males, but didn't get a decent photo. I'll try again in the next few days.

I see there are a lot of photos of this species, so please feel free to frass any images that aren't needed for the guide. I would, however, like to keep at least one of these images to document the occurrence in Escambia County.

… nvhamlett@gmail.com, 12 May, 2014 - 8:41pm

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