#3747 · 🪽 dragonflies & damselflies

Blue-fronted Dancer

Argia apicalis

LCleast concern 🪽 Dragonflies & damselflies 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The blue-fronted dancer ( Argia apicalis ) is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, native to parts of North America. It was first described by the American zoologist Thomas Say in 1840. It is a common species with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 34,954iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
34,954 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Thomas Say in 1840 (186 years ago).