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  Violet Dancer
            Argia fumipennis violacea (Burmeister, 1839)

Species distribution map

Range & Habitat:

Our commonest Dancer, it is found throughout the state...except Hudson County...where it probably occurs if you go look for it.

 Variable Dancer male lateral 

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Description:

Our only purple damselfly, the males are nearly unmistakable.  The NJ race shows only a slight tint to the wings, unlike the nominate race.

 

Conservation Status:

State: S5 - Demonstrably secure in the state

Global: G5T5 -  

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Flight season:

Early Date: 5/10
Late Date: 10/5

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Flight Season
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Number of Records
35 
0 
5 19 35 15 7 2
J F M A M J J A S O N D

Months

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Date, distribution, and status data courtesy of Allen Barlow, NJOS
© 2006 Jim Bangma, NJOS  Comments or suggestions?  Use the Feedback Form