Springwater Dancer
Order: Odonata
- Suborder: Zygoptera (Damselfly)
- - Family: Pond Damsels: Dancers
- - - Genus: Argia
- - - - Species: funebris
Note: Based on recent analyses (Garrison and von Ellenrieder: Zootaxa 5201/1, 2022), the name of this species has been changed from Argia plana to Argia funebris.
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Springwater Dancer, Male, Q Ranch, Gila, AZ, 17 August 2013
Species to compare (enter common name)
Springwater Dancer, Male, Bonita Creek Dam, Graham, AZ, 1 October 2022
Springwater Dancer, Male, Agua Fria, Black Canyon City, Yavapai, AZ, 31 May 2021
Springwater Dancer, Male, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 21 March 2020
Springwater Dancer, Male, Wet Beaver Creek, Yavapai, AZ, 21 June 2021
Springwater Dancer, Immature male, Jewel of the Creek Preserve, Cave Creek, Maricopa, AZ, 19 May 2013
Springwater Dancer, Male appendages (lateral view), Muleshoe Ranch, Cochise, AZ, 20 May 2017
Springwater Dancer, Female, Agua Fria River, Black Canyon City, Yavapai, AZ, 11 December 2021
Springwater Dancer, Female, Seven Springs, Maricopa, AZ, 8 July 2021
Springwater Dancer, Female, Wet Beaver Creek, Yavapai, AZ, 20 June 2020
Springwater Dancer, Mt. Graham stream, Graham, AZ, 9 July 2021
Springwater Dancer, Female, West Fork of Oak Creek Canyon, Coconino, AZ, 21 June 2021
Springwater Dancer, Pair in tandem, Jewel of the Creek Preserve, Maricopa, AZ, 3 March 2012
Springwater Dancer, Pair in tandem, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 11 November 2021
Springwater Dancer, Pair in wheel, Morgan City Wash, Maricopa, AZ, 4 March 2017
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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: Apache vs Spine-tipped vs Springwater Dancers
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Apache DancerArgia munda
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Spine-tipped DancerArgia extranea
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Springwater DancerArgia funebris