Variable dancer

Variable dancer
	Violet dancer A. f. violacea, Male
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Coenagrionidae
Genus:	Argia
Species:	A. fumipennis
Binomial name
	Argia fumipennis; (Burmeister, 1839)
Subspecies
	A. f. atra; A. f. fumipennis; A. f. violacea;

The variable dancer (Argia fumipennis) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae. It is native to North America, where it is widespread throughout the east and present in the interior western United States.^[1]

The male of the subspecies A. f. violacea (the violet dancer) is purple with a blue tip.^[2]

Subspecies

Argia fumipennis has three subspecies:

Black dancer A. f. atra
Smoky-winged dancer A. f. fumipennis
Violet dancer A. f. violacea

Smoky-winged dancer A. f. fumipennis, Male
Violet dancer A. f. violacea, Female
Violet dancer A. f. violacea, Male

References

^ Argia fumipennis. NatureServe. 2012.
^ Paseka, J. M. Argia fumipennis violacea. Nebraska Dragonflies and Damselflies. 2010.

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[ns-1] Argia fumipennis. NatureServe. 2012.

[neb-2] Paseka, J. M. Argia fumipennis violacea. Nebraska Dragonflies and Damselflies. 2010.

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