Argia fumipennis  (Variable Dancer)

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Male (Argia fumipennis atra)
2005_03_23_FL
Male (Argia fumipennis atra)
2005_03_23_FL
Female (A. f. atra)
2009_08_09_FL
Female (A. f. atra)
2009_08_09_FL
Male (Argia fumipennis fumipennis)
2009_07_08_FL
Male (Argia fumipennis fumipennis)
2009_07_08_FL
Male (A. f. fumipennis)
2008_09_11_FL
Male (A. f. fumipennis)
2008_09_11_FL
Male, immature (A. f. fumipennis)
2006_04_01_Early
Male, immature (A. f. fumipennis)
2006_04_01_Early
Pair in tandem (A. f. fumipennis)
2011_07_23_Stephens
Pair in tandem (A. f. fumipennis)
2011_07_23_Stephens
Male (Argia fumipennis violacea)
2014_07_06_Floyd
Male (Argia fumipennis violacea)
2014_07_06_Floyd
Female (A. f. violacea)
2014_05_19_FLoyd
Female (A. f. violacea)
2014_05_19_FLoyd
Male (A. f. violacea)
2010_05_19_Chattooga
Male (A. f. violacea)
2010_05_19_Chattooga
Male (A. f. violacea)
2006_05_06_Morgan
Male (A. f. violacea)
2006_05_06_Morgan
Male (A. f. violacea)
2010_05_19_Chattooga
Male (A. f. violacea)
2010_05_19_Chattooga
Female (A. f. violacea)
2006_06_02_Dade
Female (A. f. violacea)
2006_06_02_Dade
Male, immature (A. f. violacea)
2014_05_19_Floyd
Male, immature (A. f. violacea)
2014_05_19_Floyd
Male, immature
2011_07_31_Floyd
Male, immature
2011_07_31_Floyd
Pair in copula (A. f. violacea)
2007_07_24_Chattooga
Pair in copula (A. f. violacea)
2007_07_24_Chattooga
Pair with ovipositing female (A. f. violacea)
2006_05_27_Floyd
Pair with ovipositing female (A. f. violacea)
2006_05_27_Floyd
2013_05_24_Towns
2013_05_24_Towns

Three subspecies of Variable Dancer occur in our area; they vary in body and wing coloration, as the common name would suggest, with colors becoming lighter south to north. Argia fumipennis atra (Black Dancer) is found in the southernmost part of the state; in the Piedmont, we see Argia fumipennis fumipennis (Smoky-winged Dancer); the clear-winged form, Argia fumipennis violacea (Violet Dancer) is found in the Blue Ridge and Ridge and Valley regions.

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