#3746 · 🪽 dragonflies & damselflies

Powdered Dancer

Argia moesta

LCleast concern 🪽 Dragonflies & damselflies 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Vicki DeLoach · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
3. © J. N. Stuart · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
4. © Vicki DeLoach · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
5. © Jerry Oldenettel · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
6. Ashtabula County, OH, USA:© Jim McCormac · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Mill Rd, Springfield, VT 05150, USA:© Kelly Stettner · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Jasper County, TX, USA:© ronthill · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Old Bynum Bridge, North Carolina 27312, USA:© Michael J. Papay · CC BY 4.0
10. Charlotte County, NB, Canada:© Gail Taylor · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The powdered dancer ( Argia moesta ) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae. It is native to North America. It may be seen year-round in at least some of its range.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 40,743iNaturalist 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.
40,743 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1861 (165 years ago).