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 | |
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| Violet dancer A. f. violacea, Male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Argia |
| Species: | A. fumipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Argia fumipennis (Burmeister, 1839)
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| Subspecies | |
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The male of the subspecies A. f. violacea (the violet dancer) is purple with a blue tip.[2]
Subspecies
editArgia fumipennis has three subspecies:
- Black dancer A. f. atra
- Smoky-winged dancer A. f. fumipennis
- Violet dancer A. f. violacea
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Black dancer A. f. atra -
Smoky-winged dancer A. f. fumipennis, Male -
Violet dancer A. f. violacea, Female -
Violet dancer A. f. violacea, Male
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References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Argia fumipennis.
- ^ Argia fumipennis. NatureServe. 2012.
- ^ Paseka, J. M. Argia fumipennis violacea. Nebraska Dragonflies and Damselflies. 2010.