Variable dancer

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The variable dancer (Argia fumipennis) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae. It is native to North America, where it is widespread throughout the east and present in the interior western United States.[1]

Variable dancer
Violet dancer A. f. violacea, Male

Secure  (NatureServe)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Argia
Species:
A. fumipennis
Binomial name
Argia fumipennis
(Burmeister, 1839)
Subspecies
  • A. f. atra
  • A. f. fumipennis
  • A. f. violacea

The male of the subspecies A. f. violacea (the violet dancer) is purple with a blue tip.[2]

Subspecies

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Argia fumipennis has three subspecies:

  • Black dancer A. f. atra
  • Smoky-winged dancer A. f. fumipennis
  • Violet dancer A. f. violacea

References

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  1. ^ Argia fumipennis. NatureServe. 2012.
  2. ^ Paseka, J. M. Argia fumipennis violacea. Nebraska Dragonflies and Damselflies. 2010.