Variable dancer

{{Short description|Species of insect}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Argia violacea fumipennis.jpg

| image_caption = Violet dancer A. f. violacea, Male

|status = G5

|status_system = TNC

| taxon = Argia fumipennis

| authority = (Burmeister, 1839)

| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies

| subdivision =

• A. f. atra
• A. f. fumipennis
• A. f. violacea

}}

The variable dancer (Argia fumipennis) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae. It is native to North America, where it is widespread throughout the east and present in the interior western United States.[http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Argia+fumipennis Argia fumipennis.] NatureServe. 2012.

The male of the subspecies A. f. violacea (the violet dancer) is purple with a blue tip.Paseka, J. M. [https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1078&context=zeabook Argia fumipennis violacea.] Nebraska Dragonflies and Damselflies. 2010.