Argia hinei

Kennedy, 1918

Lavender Dancer

Argia hinei, commonly known as the Lavender Dancer, is a in the Coenagrionidae. It is native to the western United States and adjacent northern Mexico. The belongs to the speciose Argia, which has been subject to extensive taxonomic revision by Rosser Garrison and colleagues.

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How to pronounce Argia hinei: /ˈɑːrɡiə ˈhaɪni/

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Distribution

Western United States from west Texas to southern California, and adjacent regions of northern Mexico.

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Taxonomic significance

The Argia is one of the most -rich genera of in the New World. Rosser Garrison has published multiple taxonomic revisions of Argia (1994, 1996, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022), contributing to the understanding of this complex genus.

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