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Argia vivida
About 2.5 inches in length. There were a lot of these little guys, maybe 4 within a 10 ft square radius. I thought it was a Damselfly but I'm thinking Dragonfly now.
It is, right? I was really surprised to see something so colorful where I live.
Coenagrionidae/Narrow-winged Damselflies, Argia/Dancers, looks like Agria vivida, the Vivid Dancer. It is actually a Damselfly. Please, verify! These Damselflies are not always easy to ID. You carefully have to look at each spot, band, shape, extension and location of these markings. The differences might be very subtle!
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