Dusky Dancer
Order: Odonata
- Suborder: Zygoptera (Damselfly)
- - Family: Pond Damsels: Dancers
- - - Genus: Argia
- - - - Species: translata
Distribution Map by counties from Southwestdragonflies.net
News About This Species
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March 4, 2018
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March 7, 2015
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January 17, 2015
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December 30, 2014
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December 8, 2012
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March 21, 2010
Identification Tips
Dusky Dancer, Male, Papago Park, Maricopa, AZ, 25 April 2014
Species to compare (enter common name)
Dusky Dancer, Male, Seven Springs, Maricopa, AZ, 18 September 2022
Dusky Dancer, Male, Tres Rios Wetlands, Maricopa, AZ, 16 October 2021
Dusky Dancer, Male, Salt River Recreation Area, Maricopa, AZ, 23 September 2018
Dusky Dancer, Male, Papago Park, Maricopa, AZ, 14 May 2021
Dusky Dancer, Male, Kelvin Bridge, Pinal, AZ, 22 June 2019
Dusky Dancer, Male, Tres Rios Wetlands, Maricopa, AZ, 16 October 2021
Dusky Dancer, Male, Seven Springs, Maricopa, AZ, 20 June 2010
Dusky Dancer, Immature male, Wet Beaver Creek, Yavapai, AZ, 21 June 2021
Dusky Dancer, Teneral male, Veterans Oasis Park, Chandler, Maricopa, AZ, 26 May 2017
Dusky Dancer, Male in tandem, Box Bar, Verde River, Maricopa, AZ, 31 July 2011
Dusky Dancer, Male appendages (lateral view), Mineral Creek at Kelvin Bridge, Pinal, AZ, 29 May 2017
Dusky Dancer, Female, Salt River Recreation Area, Maricopa, AZ, 4 September 2022
Dusky Dancer, Female, Tres Rios Wetlands, Maricopa, AZ, 28 May 2018
Dusky Dancer, Female, Papago Park, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 27 October 2012
Dusky Dancer, Female, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 22 July 2014
Dusky Dancer, Female, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 11 May 2009
Dusky Dancer, Pair in tandem, Wet Beaver Creek, Yavapai, AZ, 21 June 2021
Dusky Dancer, Pair in tandem, Papago Park, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 1 May 2019
Dusky Dancer, Pair in wheel, Papago Park, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 5 April 2013
Dusky Dancer, pair in wheel, Hidalgo, TX, 6 June 2013
Dusky Dancer, Pairs in tandem with females ovipositing, Tres Rios Wetlands, Maricopa, AZ, 23 June 2018
Dusky Dancer, Pair in tandem, Female ovipositing, Salt River, Maricopa, AZ, 25 October 2009
Dusky Dancer, Pair in tandem with female ovipositing, Salt River Recreation Area, Maricopa, AZ, 10 October 2020
Dusky Dancer, Pair in tandem with female ovipositing, Spur Cross Conservation Area, Maricopa, AZ, 19 May 2013
Dusky Dancer, Female ovipositing, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 3 November 2012
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: Dusky vs Sooty vs Tezpi vs Tonto Dancers
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Dusky DancerArgia translata
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Sooty DancerArgia lugens
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Tezpi DancerArgia tezpi
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Tonto DancerArgia tonto