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- Kingdom - Animals - Animalia
  - Phylum - Spiders, Insects, and Crustaceans - Arthropoda
    - Class - Insects - Insecta
      - Order - Dragonflies / Damselflies - Odonata
        
        Family - Narrow-winged Damselflies - Coenagrionidae
        
        Species - Blue-fronted Dancer - Argia apicalis

Blue-fronted Dancer - Argia apicalis

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNR

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Number of Observations: 20
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References

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- Acorn, J. 2004. Damselflies of Alberta: flying neon toothpicks in grass. Edmonton, Alberta: University of Alberta Press. 156 pp.
- Dunkle, S.W. 2000. Dragonflies through binoculars: A field guide to dragonflies of North America. New York, NY. Oxford University Press. 266 pp.
- Paulson, D.R. 2009. Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press, Princeton. 535 pp.
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Citation for data on this website:
Blue-fronted Dancer — Argia apicalis. MONTANA FIELD GUIDE™. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on August 21, 2026, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=IIODO68040