Powdered Dancer Argia moesta (Hagen, 1861)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Odonata   >   Family Coenagrionidae   >   Genus Argia   

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Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) has an extensive range, and can be numerically quite abundant on many rivers and creeks. The pruinose mature males are quite distinctive, and sometimes the only conspicuous odonates at some locations. This species is widespread in Maryland, but is evidently absent from the Eastern Shore (Richard Orr's Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and District of Columbia).

There are 377 records in the project database.

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A Powdered Dancer in Howard Co., Maryland (6/19/2013). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Powdered Dancer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/29/2018). Photo by Matthew Addicks. (MBP list)

Powdered Dancer in Howard Co., Maryland (7/13/2020). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Powdered Dancer in Washington Co., Maryland (8/4/2014). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A Powdered Dancer in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/3/2007). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A male Powdered Dancer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/21/2014). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Powdered Dancer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/1/2012). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Powdered Dancer in Washington Co., Maryland (6/17/2018). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Powdered Dancer in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/19/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Powdered Dancer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/1/2021). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

A Powdered Dancer in Cecil Co., Maryland (5/25/2019). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

Powdered Dancer in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/26/2020). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Nathaniel Schwartz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Powdered Dancer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/2/2014). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Powdered Dancer in Harford Co., Maryland (7/1/2006). (c) Rick Cheicante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Rick Cheicante. (MBP list)

A Powdered Dancer in Howard Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Powdered Dancer in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/8/2007). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

An immature male Powdered Dancer in Washington Co., Maryland (6/26/2017). Photo by Linda Lewis. (MBP list)

A Powdered Dancer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/12/2016). Photo by Kye Jenkins. (MBP list)

A Powdered Dancer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/6/2014). Photo by Bill Adams. (MBP list)

Powdered Dancer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/5/2021). (c) Scot Magnotta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Scot Magnotta via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A female Powdered Dancer in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/3/2006). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)


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