Kebnat

Argia

4 species

In Québec, the genus Argia (family Coenagrionidae) counts 4 species of insects. The stars? Powdered Dancer, Variable Dancer and Blue-fronted Dancer, the most often observed. The richest region: Estrie, with 3 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Estrie3
  2. Laurentides3
  3. Capitale-Nationale2
  4. Mauricie2
  5. Outaouais2
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  7. Nord-du-Québec2
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  9. Lanaudière2
  10. Montérégie2
  11. Centre-du-Québec2
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  13. Montréal1
  14. Laval1

Argia 4

Odonata
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Coenagrionidae
All151Libellulidae31Coenagrionidae29Gomphidae27Corduliidae25Aeshnidae21Lestidae9Calopterygidae4Cordulegastridae3Macromiidae2
Powdered Dancer422 observations
Variable Dancer399 observations
Blue-fronted Dancer3 observations
Blue-tipped DancerArgia tibialis