Lavender Dancer
Order: Odonata
- Suborder: Zygoptera (Damselfly)
- - Family: Pond Damsels: Dancers
- - - Genus: Argia
- - - - Species: hinei
Distribution Map by counties from Southwestdragonflies.net
News About This Species
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January 28, 2018
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March 4, 2017
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December 9, 2012
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November 26, 2011
Identification Tips
Lavender Dancer, Male, Queen Creek at Apache Tears, Pinal, AZ, 5 May 2012
Species to compare (enter common name)
Lavender Dancer, Male, Hassayampa River, Prescott, Yavapai, AZ, 30 June 2018
Lavender Dancer, Male, Madera Canyon, Pima, AZ, 23 July 2016
Lavender Dancer, Male, Jewel of the Creek Preserve, Cave Creek, Maricopa, AZ, 23 October 2011
Lavender Dancer, Male appendages (lateral view), Sonoita Creek State Natural Preserve, Santa Cruz, AZ, 13 May 2017
Lavender Dancer, Female in tandem, Seven Springs, Maricopa, AZ, 26 April 2008
Lavender Dancer, Female in tandem, Seven Springs, Maricopa, AZ, 20 June 2010
Lavender Dancer, Pair in tandem, Agua Fria, Humboldt, Yavapai, AZ, 8 September 2018
Lavender Dancer, Pair in wheel, Cienega Creek Natural Preserve, Pima, AZ, 15 April 2017
Lavender Dancer, Pair in tandem with female ovipositing, Parker Schoolhouse stream, Santa Cruz, AZ, 30 October 2011
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 plana -
Tarascan DancerArgia tarascana -
Tezpi DancerArgia tezpi -
Tonto DancerArgia tonto -
Variable DancerArgia fumipennis -
Vivid DancerArgia vivida -
Yaqui DancerArgia carlcooki
Comparison: Lavender vs Variable Dancers
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Lavender DancerArgia hinei
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Variable DancerArgia fumipennis