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The Variable Dancer (Argia fumipennis) is a fairly common widespread damselfly which occurs over the eastern 3/4 of the United States. The top photo here was a digital capture with a Canon EOS 10D and EF 180 mm Macro lens with a 1.4X extender and a ring flash on the Balcones Canyonlands NWR, Travis Co., Texas in June 2003.
The subspecies of Variable Dancer found in Texas (A. f. violacea) is now called Violet Dancer. Below is a shot from May, 2005, in Travis Co., Texas.
Below is another shot of a Variable Dancer of the violacea subspecies, taken at Little Lakes, Beachburg Rd., Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada, in July, 2005.
My first observation of the "smoky-winged" Variable Dancer (A. f. fumipennis) was quite a surprise since I just was not prepared for how dark the wings were. This male was photographed at Twin Lakes, Twin Lakes Road, Taylor Co., Georgia, in July, 2005.
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