Argia sedula explained

Argia sedula, the blue-ringed dancer, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.^{[1] [2] [3]} It is found in Central America and North America.The IUCN conservation status of Argia sedula is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the survival of the species. The population is stable.^{[4] [5]}

It appears that Argia sedula is particularly affected by global warming, which is causing the size of individuals to vary depending on location and climate fluctuations.^[6]

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd Edition. 0-8493-0212-9.
• Ball-Damerow . J.E.. Oboyski . P.T.. Resh . V.H.. 2015. California dragonfly and damselfly (Odonata) database: temporal and spatial distribution of species records collected over the past century. ZooKeys. 482. 10.3897/zookeys.482.8453. free . 25709531 . 4337221 . 67–89. 2015ZooK..482...67B.
• Book: Westfall . Minter J. Jr.. May . Michael L.. 1996. Damselflies of North America. Scientific Publishers. 0-945417-93-4.
• Book: Capinera . John L.. 2008. Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 978-1402062421.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Argia sedula Species Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-16. 2024-08-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20240820133923/https://bugguide.net/node/view/2641. live.
2. Web site: Argia sedula Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-16. 2024-08-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20240820133926/https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=102147#null. live.
3. Web site: Argia sedula Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-02-16. 2018-02-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20180217202810/http://eol.org/pages/253455/overview. live.
4. Web site: List of Endangered Species. IUCN Red List. 2018-02-16. 2008-01-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20080123110126/http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/22740/all. live.
5. Web site: 2018-02-16. Odonata Central. 2007-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20071106105749/https://www.odonatacentral.org/. live.
6. Web site: Environmental effects on wing shape and wing size of Argia sedula . 2024-08-20 . Worldwide Dragonfly Association . en-US . 10.1080/13887890.2018.1523752 . 2024-08-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240820134058/https://www.worlddragonfly.org/article/13887890-2018-1523752/ . live .