---
title: "Variable Dancer"
description: "Argia fumipennis — Insekten & Spinnen. The variable dancer (Argia fumipennis) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/variable-dancer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Variable Dancer

> Argia fumipennis — Insekten & Spinnen. The variable dancer (Argia fumipennis) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae.

- Scientific name: *Argia fumipennis*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (See & Fluss)
- iNaturalist observations: 34659
- Wikidata: [Q1634143](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1634143)
- iNaturalist taxon: [94545](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/94545)

## Names

- en: Variable Dancer
- es: Azulilla de arroyo versátil
- fr: Argie violacée

## Countries with the most observations

US (28003), CA (3541), MX (33)

## Summary

The variable dancer (Argia fumipennis) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae. It is native to North America, where it is widespread throughout the east and present in the interior western United States.
The male of the subspecies A. f. violacea (the violet dancer) is purple with a blue tip.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_dancer

## Photo

![Variable Dancer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/variable-dancer/medium.jpg)

Photo: mechaffeine · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/367610080

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/variable-dancer?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).