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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December 28, 2021
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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, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 20 December 2021
Lavender Dancer, Male, Sycamore Canyon, Santa Cruz, AZ, 23 October 2021
Lavender Dancer, Male, Seven Springs, Maricopa, AZ, 8 July 2021
Lavender Dancer, Male, Agua Fria, Black Canyon City, Yavapai, AZ, 31 May 2021
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, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 11 November 2021
Lavender Dancer, Pair in tandem, Agua Fria, Humboldt, Yavapai, AZ, 8 September 2018
Lavender Dancer, Pair in wheel, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 20 December 2021
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