Blue-ringed Dancer (Argia sedula)

Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia sedula

The Blue-ringed Dancer (Argia sedula) is a common yet beautiful damselfly of rivers and streams in the southern two-thirds of the U.S. The first photo here, of a male, was a digital capture with a Canon D60 and EF 300 mm F4 L IS lens with a 1.4X extender and 550 EX flash. The shot was taken along the Frio River in Concan, Uvalde Co., Texas in April 2003.
Next are several other variations of Blue-ringed Dancers, all photographed in Uvalde Co., Texas, in May, 2005, with a Canon EOS 1 D Mark II and EF 180 mm F/3.5 Macro and 580 flash.



The pair of Blue-ringed Dancers in tandem shown here was in Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona, in May, 2008. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 300mm F/4 l IS lens and 2X extender.
The male Blue-ringed Dancer on the right was along Sulphur Creek in Lampasas, Lampasas Co., Texas, in September, 2011. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Sigma 50-500mm lens and Canon 580 flash.
The next three shots of male Blue-ringed Dancers were taken in Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas, in July, 2012, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and an EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 1.4X extender.


The male Blue-ringed Dancer on the right was at Blanco State Park, Blanco Co., Texas, in July, 2012.
The male Blue-ringed Dancer on the right was at the BLM Overflow Wetlands, adjacent to Bottomless Lakes State Park, Chavez Co., New Mexico, in July, 2012.
The male Blue-ringed Dancer on the right was at Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas in April, 2013.
The male Blue-ringed Dancer on the right was at Buescher State Park, Bastrop Co., Texas in April, 2013.
The male Blue-ringed Dancer on the right was at Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas in April, 2013.
Blue-ringed Dancer Argia sedula male Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis Co., Texas 30 May 2013
Blue-ringed Dancer Argia sedula male San Marcos River, near Luling, Caldwell Co., Texas 8 June 2013
The male Blue-ringed Dancer on the right was in Gonzales, Texas in August, 2013.
This male Blue-ringed Dancer was on the Blanco River in Blanco, Texas in August, 2013.
This male Blue-ringed Dancer was along Bonita Creek, Graham Co., Arizona, in August, 2013.
This female Blue-ringed Dancer as well as the male in the next shot, were near the Gila River in Yuma Co., Arizona, in October, 2013.

This male Blue-ringed Dancer was on Dry Creek in Real Co., Texas in April, 2014.