OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Argia ("laziness") vivida ("vivid")
Adult male Vivid Dancer (Argia vivida) at Berkeley, California - September 2022
Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: g/kg / Length: 2.9-3.5cm / Wingspan: 4cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A fairly common damselfly of the Western United States, the Vivid Dancer is a species associated with forests. They come in two different colour phases as well as two morphs which gives them a wide variety of appearances - the colour phases are temperature dependent, with them becoming "bright phase" once shade temperature reaches 25°C.
Related Species:
Order: Odonata
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Argia
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED STATES
Found West of the Rockies
- CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: Seen at Berkeley
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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