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Argia vivida Taken at the Elfin Forest in Southern California. Not sure what the two smaller bugs in the bottom left are. Argia vivida Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Argia vivida

Taken at the Elfin Forest in Southern California. Not sure what the two smaller bugs in the bottom left are.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Jacobeva, beautiful image. Can you please try to put a little more effort in describing your photos? giving it a title, description and tags? This will make the photo easier for others to find and appreciate. Thanks! Posted 12 years ago
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      jacobeva
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      I put descriptions and titles on all of my photos on the website. Posted 12 years ago
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        Ferdy Christant
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        Excellent, thanks! Posted 12 years ago
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    travismorhardt
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    This is Argia vivida. Key defining characteristic is the black lateral thoracic stripe; it thins or is "pinched" towards the middle of the stripe. Common name vivid dancer.

    http://southwestdragonflies.net/damsels/2_Zygoptera.html#Argia     Posted 11 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thank you for helping out with the identification, turns out this is a wonderful species intro. I had a hard time defining or finding a tagline description for the species, so I'm open for suggestions. Posted 11 years ago
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        I think you did a fine job creating a simple description! Posted 11 years ago
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    travismorhardt
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    The two "smaller bugs" seem to be exuvia, or shed outer shells from species such as the damselfly in the photo or other insects. Posted 11 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      You have a keen eye, did not even notice them. Would be cool if this is true, a single photo to show two stages of life. Posted 11 years ago

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The Vivid dancer

Argia vivida is a "dancer" damselfly known for its striking blue color and black lateral thoracic stripe.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Oct 17, 2012. Captured Jul 13, 2012 02:18.
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  • NIKON D3000
  • f/9.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO100
  • 200mm

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