Leucorrhinia Explained

Leucorrhinia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly called whitefaces because of their distinctive pale frons.

Species

Listed alphabetically.[1] [2]

MaleFemale Scientific nameCommon Name Distribution
Leucorrhinia albifrons dark whitefaceAustria, Belarus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, and Ukraine.
Leucorrhinia borealis boreal whiteface[3] North America
Leucorrhinia caudalis lilypad whitefaceAustria, Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Sweden, and Ukraine.
Leucorrhinia circassica North-Western Caucasus
Leucorrhinia dubia white-faced darter,[4] small whiteface[5] northern Europe eastwards to Siberia
Leucorrhinia frigida frosted whitefaceUnited States and southern Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick.
Leucorrhinia glacialis crimson-ringed whitefaceNorth America
Leucorrhinia hudsonica Hudsonian whitefacenorthern West Virginia
Leucorrhinia intacta dot-tailed whitefaceUnited States (Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming), Canada: (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia • Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan)
Leucorrhinia intermedia Japan
Leucorrhinia orientalis Russia
Leucorrhinia patricia Canada whitefaceNorth America
Leucorrhinia pectoralis large white-faced darter, yellow-spotted whitefacewestern Siberia to parts of France.
Leucorrhinia proxima red-waisted whiteface,[6] belted whiteface
Leucorrhinia rubicunda ruby whiteface Northern Belgium and it is found through Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Fennoscandia, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Leucorrhinia_Genus.asp Leucorrhinia
  2. Web site: World Odonata List. University of Puget Sound. 11 August 2010. Martin Schorr . Martin Lindeboom . Dennis Paulson .
  3. Web site: North American Odonata. University of Puget Sound. 5 August 2010. 2009.
  4. Web site: Checklist of UK Species. British Dragonfly Society. 5 August 2010.
  5. Web site: Checklist, English common names . DragonflyPix.com . 5 August 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20121204160258/http://www.dragonflypix.com/checklist.html . 4 December 2012 .
  6. Book: Dunkle, S. W.. Dragonflies through Binoculars. 2000. OUP.