A male Violet Dancer in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/2/2006).

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A Violet Dancer in Howard Co., Maryland (7/22/2012).

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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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A Variable Dancer in Charles Co., Maryland (7/4/2020).

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Variable Dancer in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/7/2020). (c) jasoneavery, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 199989 - Psn: 32)

Variable Dancer in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/7/2020). (c) jasoneavery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Violet Dancer in Howard Co., Maryland (7/11/2012).

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Variable Dancer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) Jenny Glenn, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 581689 - Psn: 44)

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 (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 625668 - Psn: 45)

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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A Violet Dancer in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/34/2014).

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Variable Dancer in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/'>CC BY-NC-ND</a>). (Photo ID: 225818 - Psn: 50)

Variable Dancer in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).

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A Violet Dancer in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/7/2006).

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Variable Dancer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/16/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 396749 - Psn: 51)

Variable Dancer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/16/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Violet Dancer in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/7/2006).

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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 (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 343663 - Psn: 55)

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 (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 355309 - Psn: 66)

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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Status

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 male Violet Dancer in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/2/2006). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

A Violet Dancer in Howard Co., Maryland (7/22/2012). Media by Bonnie Ott.

A Variable Dancer in Howard Co., Maryland (8/26/2017). View Record Details Media by Kevin Heffernan.

A Variable Dancer in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/14/2014). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Variable Dancer in Charles Co., Maryland (7/4/2020). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Variable Dancer in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/7/2020). (c) jasoneavery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jason Avery.

A Violet Dancer in Howard Co., Maryland (7/11/2012). Media by Bonnie Ott.

Variable Dancer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/4/2022). (c) Jenny Glenn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jenny Glenn via iNaturalist.

Male and female Violet Dancers in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/31/2015). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Variable Dancer in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/8/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Irons.

A male Violet Dancer in Talbot Co., Maryland (6/30/2016). View Record Details Media by Jared Satchell.

A Violet Dancer in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/34/2014). Media by Mike Hudson.

Variable Dancer in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). View Record Details Media by Nathaniel Schwartz via iNaturalist.

A Violet Dancer in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/7/2006). View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

Variable Dancer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/16/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Zachary Dankowicz via iNaturalist.

A Violet Dancer in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/7/2006). View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

Variable Dancer in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). View Record Details Media by Nathaniel Schwartz via iNaturalist.

Variable Dancer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/28/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A teneral Violet Dancer in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/15/2008). Media by Steve Collins.

Variable Dancer in Harford Co., Maryland (7/2/2006). (c) Rick Cheicante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Rick Cheicante.

A Violet Dancer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/10/2014). View Record Details Media by Rod Burley.

Source: Wikipedia

Variable dancer

Violet dancer A. f. violacea, Male
Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

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Argia fumipennis has three subspecies:

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

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

References

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

Taxon identifiers
Argia fumipennis	Wikidata: Q1634143 BioLib: 31692 BOLD: 94715 BugGuide: 584 CoL: GGNP EoL: 2764492 GBIF: 5051473 iNaturalist: 94545 IRMNG: 11248715 ITIS: 102143 IUCN: 51332246 NatureServe: 2.111815 NCBI: 663471 Observation.org: 79623 Open Tree of Life: 777331

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Variable Dancer

Argia fumipennis (Hagen, 1861)

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