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Powdered Dancer
Powdered Dancer
Argia moesta
Insecta
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
A few weeks
Size
Medium
Diet
Insectivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Freshwater wetland
Range
North America
Movement
Flight
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Camouflage
Status
Common

About

The Powdered Dancer is a damselfly of rivers and streams across North America. Mature males develop a striking pruinose coating — a waxy, powder-blue bloom that gives the species its name.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
  3. 3.
    subadult
    A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Family
Coenagrionidae
Genus
Argia
Species
Argia moesta