Blue Fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis)
Blue Fronted Dancer Argia apicalis Iowa
Blue Fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis) ingesting a small gnat in an open field near the Flint Creek in Des Moines County, Iowa.

Details:  Canon EOS 10D,  shutter 1/250 second, aperture f11, ISO 400, Canon EF 100 mm macro lens, no flash.
 
Selected References:

Johnson, Ann. "Blue Fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis)." The Dragonflies & Damselflies of Iowa (www.iowaodes.com). <http://www.iowaodes.com/pond_damsels/blue_fronted.asp > (17 Sep. 2004).

USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. "Blue Fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis)." Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of the United States / Odonata of Iowa (www.npwrc.usgs.gov).<http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/dfly/ia/35.htm > (17 Sep. 2004).