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Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839 subsp. atra Gloyd, 1968
Black Dancer
Variable Dancer
Florida native
Black dancers are found mainly around ponds and streams with vegetation mostly in the north and central peninsula and panhandle of Florida. Also known from a few locations in Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas.
The species Argia fumipennis is known as the variable dancers. There are three subspecies; black dancers (A. f. atra), Smokey-winged dancers (A. f. fumipennis) and violet dancers (A. f. violacea).
Black dancers have all black wings that are typically held together over the abdomen while resting on vegetation over or near the water.
Argia fumipennis is a member of the Coenagrionidae - Narrow-winged Damselflies family.
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Date record last modified: Dec 06, 2025
