Summary ²

Vivid Dancer is extremely common in the county. You can find them near ponds, streams, and flying in front of you along trails. Age and temperature affect the male's color, which ranges from intense deep blue to deep violet blue, and when chilled, a dull slate blue.

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1. (c) Leslie Flint, all rights reserved, uploaded by Leslie Flint
2. Adapted by Leslie Flint from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argia_vivida

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