Range & Habitat:

Found in scattered locations throughout most of the state, it may be overlooked at other sites.

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young male	blue female
mated pair

Description:

Males become mostly dark, with a bit of pruinosity on the lower portion of the thorax, a black abdomen with narrow basal rings on the segments and pruinose blue on S9 & 10.

Dusky Dancer is also dark, but the blue tip of the abdomen is replaced by small blue spots on S8 & 9

Usually perches on the ground, occasionally on t-shirts, as the one in the photo is doing.

Conservation Status:

Global: G5 - Secure globally, but possibly rare in parts of its range

Flight season:

Early Date: 6/5
Late Date: 9/7

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