Cerulean Dancer
Order: Odonata
- Suborder: Zygoptera (Damselfly)
- - Family: Pond Damsels: Dancers
- - - Genus: Argia
- - - - Species: anceps
Distribution Map by counties from Southwestdragonflies.net
News About This Species
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December 22, 2021
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November 26, 2021
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November 18, 2017
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November 15, 2014
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October 6, 2013
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September 23, 2012
Identification Tips
Cerulean Dancer, Male, Sonoita Creek State Natural Area, Santa Cruz, AZ, 10 September 2017
Species to compare (enter common name)
Cerulean Dancer, Male, Cienega Creek Natural Preserve, Pima, AZ, 5 December 2021
Cerulean Dancer, Male, Cienega Creek Natural Preserve, Pima, AZ, 17 January 2022
Cerulean Dancer, Male, Cienega Creek Natural Preserve, Pima, AZ, 5 December 2021
Cerulean Dancer, Male, Sonoita Creek, Santa Cruz, AZ, 3 June 2019
Cerulean Dancer, Male appendages (lateral view), Sonoita Creek State Natural Area, Santa Cruz, AZ, 2 July 2017
Cerulean Dancer, Female, Sycamore Canyon, Santa Cruz, AZ, 4 June 2019
Cerulean Dancer, Female, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1 June 2015
Cerulean Dancer, Female, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1 June 2015
Cerulean Dancer, Female, Sonoita Creek State Natural Area, Santa Cruz, AZ, 28 October 2017
Cerulean Dancer, Pair in tandem, Sonoita Creek State Natural Area, Santa Cruz, AZ, 28 October 2017
Cerulean Dancer, Pair in tandem, Sonoita Creek State Natural Area, Santa Cruz, AZ, 18 November 2017
Comparison: Dancers (Argia): Male appendages
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Amethyst DancerArgia pallens -
Apache DancerArgia munda -
Aztec DancerArgia nahuana -
Blue-fronted DancerArgia apicalis -
Blue-ringed DancerArgia sedula -
California DancerArgia agrioides -
Cerulean DancerArgia anceps -
Dusky DancerArgia translata -
Fiery-eyed DancerArgia oenea -
Harkness's DancerArgia harknessi -
Kiowa DancerArgia immunda -
Lavender DancerArgia hinei -
Oculate DancerArgia oculata -
Paiute DancerArgia alberta -
Pima DancerArgia pima -
Powdered DancerArgia moesta -
Sabino DancerArgia sabino -
Sierra Madre DancerArgia lacrimans -
Sooty DancerArgia lugens -
Spine-tipped DancerArgia extranea -
Springwater DancerArgia funebris -
Tarascan DancerArgia tarascana -
Tezpi DancerArgia tezpi -
Tonto DancerArgia tonto -
Variable DancerArgia fumipennis -
Vivid DancerArgia vivida -
Yaqui DancerArgia carlcooki
Comparison: Cerulean vs Sierra Madre Dancer
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Cerulean DancerArgia anceps
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Sierra Madre DancerArgia lacrimans