A male Violet Dancer in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/2/2006).
A Variable Dancer in Howard Co., Maryland (8/26/2017).
A Variable Dancer in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/14/2014). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide.
A Variable Dancer in Charles Co., Maryland (7/4/2020).
Variable Dancer in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/7/2020). (c) jasoneavery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Variable Dancer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) Jenny Glenn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Male and female Violet Dancers in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/31/2015).
Variable Dancer in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/8/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A male Violet Dancer in Talbot Co., Maryland (6/30/2016).
Variable Dancer in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).
A Violet Dancer in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/7/2006).
Variable Dancer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/16/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Violet Dancer in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/7/2006).
Variable Dancer in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).
Variable Dancer in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).
Variable Dancer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/28/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Variable Dancer in Harford Co., Maryland (7/2/2006). (c) Rick Cheicante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Violet Dancer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/10/2014).
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This species is one of the most successful damselflies, and breeds in an extensive range of habitats, from vegetated creeks, to lakes or ponds. The subspecies found in Maryland, Argia fumipennis violacea, is also often called Violet Dancer (Paulson, 2011). This common species surely occurs statewide.
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A Variable Dancer in Howard Co., Maryland (8/26/2017).
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A Variable Dancer in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/14/2014). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide.
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Variable Dancer in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/7/2020). (c) jasoneavery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Variable Dancer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) Jenny Glenn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Male and female Violet Dancers in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/31/2015).
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Variable Dancer in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/8/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A male Violet Dancer in Talbot Co., Maryland (6/30/2016).
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Variable Dancer in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).
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Variable Dancer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/16/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Variable Dancer in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).
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Variable Dancer in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).
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Variable Dancer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/28/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A teneral Violet Dancer in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/15/2008).
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Variable Dancer in Harford Co., Maryland (7/2/2006). (c) Rick Cheicante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Violet Dancer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/10/2014).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Variable dancer | |
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| Violet dancer A. f. violacea, Male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Argia |
| Species: | A. fumipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Argia fumipennis (Burmeister, 1839)
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| Subspecies | |
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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
[edit]Argia fumipennis has three subspecies:
- Black dancer A. f. atra
- Smoky-winged dancer A. f. fumipennis
- Violet dancer A. f. violacea
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Black dancer A. f. atra -
Smoky-winged dancer A. f. fumipennis, Male -
Violet dancer A. f. violacea, Female -
Violet dancer A. f. violacea, Male
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References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Argia fumipennis.
- ^ Argia fumipennis. NatureServe. 2012.
- ^ Paseka, J. M. Argia fumipennis violacea. Nebraska Dragonflies and Damselflies. 2010.