Common name: Blue-tipped Dancer

Scientific name: Argia tibialis (Rambur, 1842)

Class:

Insecta (Insects)

Order:

Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Family:

Coenagrionidae (Pond Damsels)

Synonyms:

Other common names:

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Habitat type(s):

Habitat description(s)

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Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

RIVERINE - NATURAL STREAMS:

Confined river (guide)

The aquatic community of relatively large, fast flowing sections of streams with a moderate to gentle gradient.

RIVERINE - NATURAL STREAMS:

Rocky headwater stream (guide)

The aquatic community of a small- to moderate-sized perennial rocky stream typically with a moderate to steep gradient, and cold water that flows over eroded bedrock, boulders, or cobbles in the area where a stream system originates.

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Conservation:

Global conservation status rank:

G5

Secure globally - Common in the world; widespread and abundant (but may be rare in some parts of its range).

State conservation status rank:

S3

Vulnerable in New York - Vulnerable to disappearing from New York due to rarity or other factors (but not currently imperiled); typically 21 to 80 populations or locations in New York, few individuals, restricted range, few remaining acres (or miles of stream), and/or recent and widespread declines.

Federal protection:

Not Listed

State protection:

Not Listed

Not listed or protected by New York State.

SGCN:

NYNHP track status:

W: Track on a watch list only

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More information:

Conservation guide:

https://guides.nynhp.org/blue-tipped-dancer/

NatureServe explorer link:

https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.118399/Argia_tibialis/