Argia fumipennis (Variable Dancer)

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Male (Argia fumipennis atra)
2005_03_23_FL

Female (A. f. atra)
2009_08_09_FL

Male (Argia fumipennis fumipennis)
2009_07_08_FL

Male (A. f. fumipennis)
2008_09_11_FL

Male, immature (A. f. fumipennis)
2006_04_01_Early

Pair in tandem (A. f. fumipennis)
2011_07_23_Stephens

Male (Argia fumipennis violacea)
2014_07_06_Floyd

Female (A. f. violacea)
2014_05_19_FLoyd

Male (A. f. violacea)
2010_05_19_Chattooga

Male (A. f. violacea)
2006_05_06_Morgan

Male (A. f. violacea)
2010_05_19_Chattooga

Female (A. f. violacea)
2006_06_02_Dade

Male, immature (A. f. violacea)
2014_05_19_Floyd

Male, immature
2011_07_31_Floyd

Pair in copula (A. f. violacea)
2007_07_24_Chattooga

Pair with ovipositing female (A. f. violacea)
2006_05_27_Floyd

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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