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Aztec Dancer

Argia nahuana

Description:

size: small, length 27 - 35 mm male: brilliant sky-blue; thorax shoulder stripe variably forked (lower stripe can be interrupted); blue "tail" segments 8-10; spot on segment 2 side (not stripe) distance between lower appendages from above less than width of individual appendages, inward pointing lobe on appendages when viewed from above female: less colorful, thicker bodied than male; usually tan and black, another form male-like

Habitat:

Trickle trough in greenbelt.

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2 Comments

joanbstanley
joanbstanley 10 years ago

Thank you. They posed nicely.

Trainey71
Trainey71 10 years ago

Awesome capture!

joanbstanley
Spotted by
joanbstanley

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Aug 5, 2013
Submitted on Aug 8, 2013

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