Argia sedula (Hagen, 1861) is a animal in the Coenagrionidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Argia sedula (Hagen, 1861)

Argia sedula (Hagen, 1861)

The blue-ringed dancer Argia sedula is a least-concern narrow-winged damselfly found in North and Central America.

Genus
Argia
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Argia sedula (Hagen, 1861)

Argia sedula, commonly known as the blue-ringed dancer, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly that belongs to the family Coenagrionidae. This species is found across Central America and North America. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has classified the conservation status of Argia sedula as "LC" or least concern, meaning there is no immediate threat to the survival of the species. Its current population is stable. Research indicates that Argia sedula is specifically impacted by global warming; global warming causes individual body size in this species to vary in relation to location and climate fluctuations.

Photo: (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Coenagrionidae Argia

More from Coenagrionidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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