Nebraska Dragonflies and Damselflies |
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Paiute Dancer |
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Argia alberta |
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county record: Record Form |
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The Paiute Dancer male is overall blue to violet with black and grey markings. There is a wide black bar from one large eye through the ocelli (three small eyes) to the other large eye. The female is much browner than the male. Both have black shoulder stripes which are forked in their upper 1/3 to 1/2. |
Size: 27-32 mm (1.1-1.3 in) Habitat: spring-fed streams Great Plains Range: OK, KS, NE, SD, NM, CO, WY, MT, IA Flight season: June to August |
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Blue indicates record in Beckemeyer database. |
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