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INSECTS

Powdered Dancer

Argia moesta

Insects
Native
Powdered Dancer, photo 1 of 5
Powdered Dancer, Male
Powdered Dancer, Female
39.5 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae 39.5 mm long. Lives near water. Feeds on insects. Its aquatic larva feeds on animal prey.

There are 422 observations of Powdered Dancer in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Laurentides and Montréal, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais85
  2. Laurentides67
  3. Montréal64
  4. Montérégie51
  5. Estrie42
  6. Mauricie33
  7. Lanaudière22
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue18
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches10
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent10
  11. Centre-du-Québec9
  12. Laval5
  13. Capitale-Nationale5
  14. Nord-du-Québec1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

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Blue-tipped DancerArgia tibialis
Variable DancerArgia fumipennis
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Familiar BluetEnallagma civile
Aurora DamselChromagrion conditum
Eastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollis
American RubyspotHetaerina americana
Slender BluetEnallagma traviatum
Skimming BluetEnallagma geminatum