Tarascan Dancer
Order: Odonata
- Suborder: Zygoptera (Damselfly)
- - Family: Pond Damsels: Dancers
- - - Genus: Argia
- - - - Species: tarascana
The Tarascan Dancer in Arizona is known from two locations: Muleshoe Ranch (Cochise Co.) and Blue River (Gila Co.). In the field, males of this species are usually identified by their black forked humeral stripe, with forks even or outer fork thicker, and by their mostly black abdominal segment 7 (Paulson 2009). However, these characters present substantial individual variation (see news items below). Care must, therefore, be exercised to differentiate these males from those of similar-looking species, including in particular Pima, Sabino, Cerulean, and California Dancers.
Distribution Map by counties from Southwestdragonflies.net
News About This Species
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October 27, 2013
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May 11, 2013
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November 27, 2010
Species to compare (enter common name)
Tarascan Dancer, Male, Muleshoe Ranch (Bass Canyon), Cochise, AZ, 3 September 2023
Tarascan Dancer, Male, Sonora, Mexico, 12 August 2022
Tarascan Dancer, Male, Rio Magdalena, N. Sonora, Mexico, 7 August 2019
Tarascan Dancer, Male, Yecora, Mexico, 6 August 2018
Tarascan Dancer, Male appendages (lateral view), Muleshoe Ranch, Cochise, AZ, 20 May 2017
Tarascan Dancer, Female, Blue River, Gila, AZ, 19 August 2009
Tarascan Dancer, Female, Blue River, Gila, AZ, 11 May 2013
Tarascan Dancer, Female, Blue River, Gila, AZ, 19 August 2009
Tarascan Dancer, Female, Hot Springs Canyon (Muleshoe Ranch), Cochise, AZ, 7 September 2013
Tarascan Dancer, Pair in tandem, Muleshoe Ranch (Bass Canyon), Cochise, AZ, 3 September 2023
Tarascan Dancer, Pair in tandem, Hot Springs Canyon (Muleshoe Ranch), Cochise, AZ, 14 October 2012
Tarascan Dancer, Pair in wheel, Muleshoe Ranch, Cochise, AZ, 28 August 2022
Comparison: Dancers (Argia): Male appendages
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Amethyst DancerArgia pallens
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Apache DancerArgia munda
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Aztec DancerArgia nahuana
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Blue-fronted DancerArgia apicalis
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Blue-ringed DancerArgia sedula
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California DancerArgia agrioides
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Cerulean DancerArgia anceps
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Dusky DancerArgia translata
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Fiery-eyed DancerArgia oenea
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Harkness's DancerArgia harknessi
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Kiowa DancerArgia immunda
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Lavender DancerArgia hinei
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Oculate DancerArgia oculata
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Paiute DancerArgia alberta
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Pima DancerArgia pima
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Powdered DancerArgia moesta
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Sabino DancerArgia sabino
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Sierra Madre DancerArgia lacrimans
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Sooty DancerArgia lugens
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Spine-tipped DancerArgia extranea
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Springwater DancerArgia funebris
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Tarascan DancerArgia tarascana
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Tezpi DancerArgia tezpi
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Tonto DancerArgia tonto
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Variable DancerArgia fumipennis
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Vivid DancerArgia vivida
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Yaqui DancerArgia carlcooki