Subject: Blue-Fronted Dancer, Argia apicalis, Blue Form Female

Location: Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge, West Virginia

Stock Number: 05-31646

Comment: This species features both blue form females and brown form females, and both forms may be seen at the same location. The blue form has coloration (pictured here) similar to that of the mature male, but there is no blue tip to the abdomen.

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