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title: "Powdered Dancer"
description: "Argia moesta — Insetti e ragni. The powdered dancer (Argia moesta) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/powdered-dancer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Powdered Dancer

> Argia moesta — Insetti e ragni. The powdered dancer (Argia moesta) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae.

- Scientific name: *Argia moesta*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 40359
- Wikidata: [Q1634066](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1634066)
- iNaturalist taxon: [94557](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/94557)

## Names

- en: Powdered Dancer
- es: Azulilla de arroyo empolvada
- fr: Argie svelte

## Countries with the most observations

US (28609), CA (4123), MX (209)

## Summary

The powdered dancer (Argia moesta) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae. It is native to North America. It may be seen year-round in at least some of its range.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Vince Hale · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/281539335

## Machine access

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