Odonata

(Damselflies & Dragonflies)

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Synonyms: 

As Subspecies:
                   Argia fumipennis fumipennis
                                           (Mitchell 1997)
                   Argia fumipennis violacea (Hagen)
                                           (Abbott, Stewart & Moulton 1997; Gallucci 2004; Garrison 1994; Lind & Bane 1980; NatureServer
                                             2008; Orr, Honig & Behrstock 199; Westfall & May 1996)
                      syn: Argia violacea (Hagen)
                                                              (Browning & Rudy 1976; Donnelly 1978; Ferguson 1938; Harwell 1951; Tinkham 1934;
                                                                RET Inc. 1974; Westfall & Mays 1996)

1914 Williamson

1934 Tinkham
1938 Ferguson

1951 Harwell

1974 RET Inc.
1976 Browning & Rudy
1978 Donnelly

1980 Lind & Bane

[1990 Dunkle]
1994 Garrison
[1996 Westfall & May]
1997 Abbott Stewart Moulton
[1997 Mitchell]
[1998 Abbott & Stewart]
199 Orr Honig Behrstock

2004 Gallucci
2005 Abbott
[2008 NatureServe]

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:
<this species has been vetted and accepted as a valid Texas species>

-nymphs in shallow streams with exposed rocks and in small lakes (Abbott 2005); larvae in a wide variety of stillwater habitats (Orr, Honig & Behrstock 1999)