Vivid Dancer
Order: Odonata
- Suborder: Zygoptera (Damselfly)
- - Family: Pond Damsels: Dancers
- - - Genus: Argia
- - - - Species: vivida
Distribution Map by counties from Southwestdragonflies.net
Identification Tips
Vivid Dancer, Male, Beaver Dam Wash, Mohave, AZ, 23 July 2011
Species to compare (enter common name)
Vivid Dancer, Male, Soap Creek, Coconino, AZ, 22 June 2021
Vivid Dancer, Male, Soap Creek, Coconino, AZ, 22 June 2021
Vivid Dancer, Male, Soap Creek, Coconino, AZ, 8 September 2010
Vivid Dancer, Male (parasitized with water mites), Walker Creek, Apache, AZ, 25 July 2011
Vivid Dancer, Male, Beaver Wash Dam, Mohave, AZ, 23 July 2011
Vivid Dancer, Male, Beaver Dam, Mohave, AZ, 7 September 2010
Vivid Dancer, Male appendages (lateral view), Soap Creek, Coconino, AZ, 8 September 2010
Vivid Dancer, Andromorph female in tandem, Soap Creek, Coconino, AZ, 8 September 2010
Vivid Dancer, Female, Soap Creek, Coconino, AZ, 22 June 2021
Vivid Dancer, Female, Beaver Wash Dam, Mohave, AZ, 23 July 2011
Vivid Dancer, Female, Soap Creek, Coconino, AZ, 24 July 2011
Vivid Dancer, Pair in tandem, Soap Creek, Coconino, AZ, 22 June 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 funebris -
Tarascan DancerArgia tarascana -
Tezpi DancerArgia tezpi -
Tonto DancerArgia tonto -
Variable DancerArgia fumipennis -
Vivid DancerArgia vivida -
Yaqui DancerArgia carlcooki