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Blue-ringed Dancer

Argia sedula

Description:

Male has black abdomen with blue rings. Resembles a bluet, but abdominal segment 2 mostly black, has wide black, forked, shoulder stripe. Thorax of male darkens during tandem oviposition. Some southern populations have slight tinting in wings.

Habitat:

Greenbelt area with trickle trough.

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1 Comment

Kenabear44
Kenabear44 9 years ago

Very pretty!!

joanbstanley
Spotted by
joanbstanley

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Jun 24, 2014
Submitted on Jul 28, 2014

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