Argia sedula

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Argia sedula
Blue-ringed Dancer - Argia sedula, C F Phelps Wildlife Management Area, Kelly's Ford, Virginia.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Argia
Species:
A. sedula
Binomial name
Argia sedula
(Hagen, 1861)

Argia sedula, the blue-ringed dancer, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. [1] [2] [3] It is found in Central America and North America. [2]

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female

The IUCN conservation status of Argia sedula is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the survival of the species. The population is stable. [4] [5]

Blue-ringed Dancer - Argia sedula, Merritt Island NWR, Florida.jpg
Blue-ringed Dancer.jpg

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References

  1. "Argia sedula Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  2. 1 2 "Argia sedula Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  3. "Argia sedula Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  4. "List of Endangered Species". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  5. "Odonata Central" . Retrieved 2018-02-16.

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