Variable Dancer
Order: Odonata
- Suborder: Zygoptera (Damselfly)
- - Family: Pond Damsels: Dancers
- - - Genus: Argia
- - - - Species: fumipennis
Distribution Map by counties from Southwestdragonflies.net
News About This Species
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November 20, 2021
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June 17, 2018
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November 18, 2017
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March 31, 2012
Identification Tips
Variable Dancer, Male, Sonoita Creek State Natural Area, Santa Cruz, AZ, 10 September 2017
Species to compare (enter common name)
Variable Dancer, Male, Seven Springs, Maricopa, AZ, 17 June 2023
Variable Dancer, Male, Sonoita Creek, Santa Cruz, AZ, 10 October 2021
Variable Dancer, Male, Jewel of the Creek Preserve, Maricopa, AZ, 25 September 2022
Variable Dancer, Male, Seven Springs, Maricopa, AZ, 9 July 2022
Variable Dancer, Male appendages (lateral view), Sonoita Creek State Natural Area, Santa Cruz, AZ, 10 September 2017
Variable Dancer, Pair in tandem, Blue River, Gila, AZ, 1 October 2011
Variable Dancer, Female in tandem, Seven Springs, Maricopa, AZ, 10 July 2010
Variable Dancer, Female in tandem, Blue River, Gila, AZ, 11 May 2013
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: Lavender vs Variable Dancers
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Lavender DancerArgia hinei
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Variable DancerArgia fumipennis