Argia sedula | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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]
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]
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