Sooty Dancer
Order: Odonata
- Suborder: Zygoptera (Damselfly)
- - Family:  Pond Damsels: Dancers
- - - Genus: Argia
- - - - Species: lugens
Distribution Map by counties from Southwestdragonflies.net
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Species to compare (enter common name)
 
 Sooty Dancer, Male, Sonora, Mexico, 7 August 2022
 
 Sooty Dancer, Male, Seven Springs, Maricopa, AZ, 17 June 2023
 
 Sooty Dancer, Male, Agua Fria River, Black Canyon City, Yavapai, AZ, 4 December 2021
 
 Sooty Dancer, Male, Mineral Creek at Kelvin Bridge, Pinal, AZ, 11 November 2018
 
 Sooty Dancer, Immature male, Seven Springs, Maricopa, AZ, 4 June 2022
 
 Sooty Dancer, Male appendages (lateral view), Muleshoe Ranch, Cochise, AZ, 20 May 2017
 
 Sooty Dancer, Brown female, Seven Springs, Maricopa, AZ, 17 June 2023
 
 Sooty Dancer, Brown Female, Lower Eagle Creek, Greenle, AZ, 10 July 2021
 
 Sooty Dancer, Brown Female, West Fork of Oak Creek Canyon, Coconino, AZ, 21 June 2021
 
 Sooty Dancer, Blue female, Seven Springs, Maricopa, AZ, 17 September 2022
 
 Sooty Dancer, Blue Female, Muleshoe Ranch, Cochise, AZ, 20 May 2017
 
 Sooty Dancer, Blue female, Queen Valley stream, Pinal, AZ, 17 September 2016
 
 Sooty Dancer, Blue female, Jewel of the Creek Preserve, Cave Creek, Maricopa, AZ, 14 September 2014
 
 Sooty Dancer, Pair in tandem, Agua Fria River, Black Canyon City, Yavapai, AZ, 4 December 2021
 
 Sooty Dancer, Pair in wheel, Muleshoe Ranch, Cochise, AZ, 28 August 2022
Comparison: Dancers (Argia): Male appendages
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   Amethyst DancerArgia pallens Amethyst DancerArgia pallens
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   Apache DancerArgia munda Apache DancerArgia munda
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   Aztec DancerArgia nahuana Aztec DancerArgia nahuana
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   Blue-fronted DancerArgia apicalis Blue-fronted DancerArgia apicalis
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   Blue-ringed DancerArgia sedula Blue-ringed DancerArgia sedula
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   California DancerArgia agrioides California DancerArgia agrioides
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   Cerulean DancerArgia anceps Cerulean DancerArgia anceps
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   Dusky DancerArgia translata Dusky DancerArgia translata
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   Fiery-eyed DancerArgia oenea Fiery-eyed DancerArgia oenea
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   Harkness's DancerArgia harknessi Harkness's DancerArgia harknessi
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   Kiowa DancerArgia immunda Kiowa DancerArgia immunda
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   Lavender DancerArgia hinei Lavender DancerArgia hinei
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   Oculate DancerArgia oculata Oculate DancerArgia oculata
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   Paiute DancerArgia alberta Paiute DancerArgia alberta
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   Pima DancerArgia pima Pima DancerArgia pima
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   Powdered DancerArgia moesta Powdered DancerArgia moesta
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   Sabino DancerArgia sabino Sabino DancerArgia sabino
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   Sierra Madre DancerArgia lacrimans Sierra Madre DancerArgia lacrimans
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   Sooty DancerArgia lugens Sooty DancerArgia lugens
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   Spine-tipped DancerArgia extranea Spine-tipped DancerArgia extranea
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   Springwater DancerArgia funebris Springwater DancerArgia funebris
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   Tarascan DancerArgia tarascana Tarascan DancerArgia tarascana
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   Tezpi DancerArgia tezpi Tezpi DancerArgia tezpi
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   Tonto DancerArgia tonto Tonto DancerArgia tonto
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   Variable DancerArgia fumipennis Variable DancerArgia fumipennis
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   Vivid DancerArgia vivida Vivid DancerArgia vivida
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   Yaqui DancerArgia carlcooki Yaqui DancerArgia carlcooki
Comparison: Dusky vs Sooty vs Tezpi vs Tonto Dancers
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   Dusky DancerArgia translata Dusky DancerArgia translata
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   Sooty DancerArgia lugens Sooty DancerArgia lugens
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   Tezpi DancerArgia tezpi Tezpi DancerArgia tezpi
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   Tonto DancerArgia tonto Tonto DancerArgia tonto
