Variable dancer

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Variable dancer
Argia violacea fumipennis.jpg
Violet dancer A. f. violacea, Male
Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
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 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]

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

Subspecies

Argia fumipennis has three subspecies:

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References

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