---
title: "Dusky Dancer"
description: "Argia translata — Insetos e aranhas. The dusky dancer (Argia translata) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae, native to eastern and southern North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/dusky-dancer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dusky Dancer

> Argia translata — Insetos e aranhas. The dusky dancer (Argia translata) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae, native to eastern and southern North America.

- Scientific name: *Argia translata*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 13415
- Wikidata: [Q1634121](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1634121)
- iNaturalist taxon: [94577](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/94577)

## Names

- en: Dusky Dancer
- es: Azulilla de arroyo fusca
- fr: Argie sombre

## Countries with the most observations

US (10377), MX (547), CR (182), PA (113), CA (102), GT (68), HN (65), NI (26), BZ (23), CO (13), SV (9), TT (9)

## Summary

The dusky dancer (Argia translata) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae, native to eastern and southern North America.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jim · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/235593284

## Machine access

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