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title: "Azulilla de arroyo apical"
description: "Argia apicalis — Insectos y arañas. The blue-fronted dancer (Argia apicalis) is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, native to parts of North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/blue-fronted-dancer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Azulilla de arroyo apical

> Argia apicalis — Insectos y arañas. The blue-fronted dancer (Argia apicalis) is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, native to parts of North America.

- Scientific name: *Argia apicalis*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos y ríos)
- iNaturalist observations: 34695
- Wikidata: [Q3201969](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3201969)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47975](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47975)

## Names

- en: Blue-fronted Dancer
- es: Azulilla de arroyo apical
- fr: Argie azurée

## Countries with the most observations

US (27777), CA (700), MX (18)

## Summary

The blue-fronted dancer (Argia apicalis) is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, native to parts of North America. It was first described by the American zoologist Thomas Say in 1840. It is a common species with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

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

## Photo

![Azulilla de arroyo apical](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blue-fronted-dancer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Cathy Perkins · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105877955

## Machine access

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