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Common Name County Date Observer(s) Number Comments Record Type
1 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2002-08-06 BB, CB 5 ENRI - Five males observed flying and perching on the river above the Pleasant Green Access. The time observed was between 13:00pm and 15:00pm. The temperature was 85F. Sight
2 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2007-06-02 R Emmitt, R Rittmaster 1 Eno River State Park, Buckquarter tract Sight
3 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange ? Duncan Cuyler 1 Donnelly, T.W. 2004. Distribution of North American Odonata. Part I, Part II and Part III d
4 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2008-06-13 E. Corey 0 ENRI - observed at powerline cut off of Dumont Road Sight
5 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2009-06-06 R. Emmitt, R Rittmaster 5 ENRI Pleasant Green Access Sight
6 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2009-06-13 R. Emmitt 1 Ayrmont Park in Hillsborough - male Sight
7 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 1964-09-09 Paulson DR 1 Morgan Cr at US 15, Chapel Hill, female=1 Collect
8 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 1966-06-11 Grier HJ 1 Chapel Hill, male=1 Collect
9 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 1966-06-16 Grier HJ 1 University L, female=1 Collect
10 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 1966-07-20 Grier HJ 2 University L, male=2 Collect
11 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2010-08-08 R. Emmitt 1 Little River Park - along the South Little River trail Sight
12 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2012-07-09 Randy Emmitt, Erik Svensson 2 Eno River SP at Cole Mill and Occoneechee State Preserve - Eno River Sight
13 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2013-06-22 Mike Turner 1 Occoneechee Mt. SNA - at Eno River Sight
14 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2013-06-29 Mike Turner 10 Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area - Eno River Sight
15 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2013-07-16 Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Edith Tatum 0 odeing at Gold Park Sight
16 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2013-07-11 B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, E. Tatum 14 OCMO Sight
17 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2014-09-07 John Petranka 1 Pond in Heartwood neighborhood, Blackwood Mountain Rd.. - Male Sight
18 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2014-07-25 John Petranka 1 Eno River State Park (ENRI). Pleasant Green Access. - Male Photo
19 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2014-07-14 John Petranka 6 Eno River State Park (ENRI). Pleasant Green Access. - 5 males 1 female. Tandem pair ovipositing. Male has gray-violet thorax noted by Paulson as being more frequent in tandem pairs. Photo
20 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2015-05-29 k. nealson 1 ENRI - seen at the saint marys access off of st marys road, between 50 and 150 feet inside of access gate Sight
21 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2016-08-12 Mike Turner 2 Mason Farm Biological Reserve Sight
22 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2016-07-29 Mike Turner 2 Morgan Creek; 35.89083, -79.04980 Sight
23 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2018-06-30 John Petranka, Sally Gewalt. 2 Gold Park, Hillsborough. At stormwater retention pond. - Tandem pair. Sight
24 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2018-07-09 J. Mickey 5 ENRI - On Eno River near old dam remains along Cox Mt. trail Sight
25 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2019-05-30 R. Emmitt 2 Brumley Forest ponds Sight
26 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2019-06-04 R. Emmitt 2 Brumley Forest silo pond as area. Sight
27 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2020-08-09 B. Bockhahn, J. Thomson 4 OCMO - 8/9/20 OCMO Butterfly Count Sight
28 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2020-08-12 J. Thomson 1 OCMO - Overlook Sight
29 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2020-07-08 John Petranka 5 Eno River at King's Highway Park, Hillsboro. - Including tandem pairs. Photo
30 Blue-fronted Dancer [Argia apicalis] Orange 2021-06-18 Harry LeGrand, Lori Arent 3 Eno River SP - Pleasant Green Access Photo