California Dancer
Order: Odonata
- Suborder: Zygoptera (Damselfly)
- - Family:  Pond Damsels: Dancers
- - - Genus: Argia
- - - - Species: agrioides
Distribution Map by counties from Southwestdragonflies.net
  News About This Species
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  January 1, 2018
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  October 24, 2014
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  March 16, 2013
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  October 14, 2012
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  March 24, 2012
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  December 21, 2008
Species to compare (enter common name)
 
 California Dancer, Male, Seven Springs, Maricopa, AZ, 17 June 2023
 
 California Dancer, Male, Agua Fria, Black Canyon City, Yavapai, AZ, 31 May 2021
 
 California Dancer, Male, Salt River Recreation Area, Maricopa, AZ, 10 October 2020
 
 California Dancer, Male, Hassayampa River, Wickenburg, Maricopa, AZ, 16 November 2019
 
 California Dancer, Male, Hassayampa River, Maricopa, AZ, 15 November 2008
 
 California Dancer, Male appendages (lateral view), Agua Fria River, Black Canyon City, Yavapai, AZ, 3 June 2017
 
 California Dancer, Male appendages (lateral view), Kelvin Bridge, Pinal, AZ, 19 August 2017
 
 California Dancer, Female in tandem, Hassayampa River, Maricopa, AZ, 13 April 2008
 
 California Dancer, Female in tandem, Kelvin Bridge, Pinal, AZ, 1 November 2009
 
 California Dancer, Female in tandem, Morgan City Wash, Maricopa, AZ, 18 April 2009
 
 California Dancer, Pair in wheel, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 8 October 2021
 
 California Dancer, Pair in tandem, Female ovipositing, Kelvin Bridge, Pinal, AZ, 1 November 2009
 
 California Dancer, Pairs in tandem, Females ovipositing, Jewel of the Creek Preserve, Cave Creek, Maricopa, AZ, 24 October 2010
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: Aztec vs California Dancer
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   Aztec DancerArgia nahuana Aztec DancerArgia nahuana
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   California DancerArgia agrioides California DancerArgia agrioides
