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Argia vivida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Argia
Species:
A. vivida
Binomial name
Argia vivida
Hagen in Selys, 1865

Argia vivida, the vivid dancer, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Central America and North America.[1] It is the state insect of Nevada.[5]

The IUCN conservation status of Argia vivida is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' population. The population is stable.[6][7]

Vivid dancer, Argia vivida
Vivid dancer, Argia vivida

References

  1. ^ a b "Argia vivida Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  2. ^ "Argia vivida species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  3. ^ "Argia vivida". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  4. ^ "Argia vivida Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  5. ^ Vogellas, Ed (2009-05-04). "It's official: Vivid dancer damselfly is state's insect". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  6. ^ "List of Endangered Species". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  7. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-04-28.

Further reading

  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.