Iowa Species Detail

Flight Season

Early Date: June 6    Late Date: September 9

Rare							Abundant
FLIGHT SEASON
JAN				FEB				MAR
APR				MAY				JUN
JUL				AUG				SEP
OCT				NOV				DEC

Description

This vivid blue dancer has more blue on the abdomen than the more common dancers. The western Vivid Dancer is very similar and careful study of claspers is necessary to distinguish the two species. Springwater is uncommon along streams and is often found near rocky riffles.

Size

Although some species show a bit of variation in size, the following graphic will give you a general feeling for the normal size of this species.

State Status:  S3      Global Status:  G5

Geographic Distribution - 49 Counties

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Recorded in These Counties
Adair	Allamakee	Audubon	Benton	Black Hawk
Boone	Buchanan	Buena Vista	Carroll	Cass
Cedar	Cerro Gordo	Cherokee	Clarke	Clayton
Clinton	Crawford	Dallas	Des Moines	Dubuque
Guthrie	Hamilton	Hardin	Harrison	Ida
Jackson	Jasper	Jones	Lee	Madison
Mahaska	Marion	Marshall	Monona	Muscatine
O'Brien	Page	Plymouth	Polk	Pottawattamie
Poweshiek	Sac	Scott	Shelby	Sioux
Story	Warren	Washington	Woodbury