Dusky Dancer (Argia translata)
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This Argia species is moderately common in the Garden. It is sometimes a bit difficult to identify because the males (top photo) don't take on their characteristic black and dusky look until they are older. Before that they have obvious stripes on their thorax, much like the female shown below but with a blue tint. Even some of the markings on the abdomen are obscured as the damselflies age. The mature males might be confused with the Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) because they are both dark with light colored dusting, but this species has the dusty look mostly on the lower part of the thorax while the Powdered Dancer has it on the upper part and also on the tip of the abdomen.
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class: Insecta / order: Odonata / family: Coenagrionidae / genus: Argia / species: translata
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