Northern white-faced darter
Northern white-faced darter | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Leucorrhinia |
Species: | L. rubicunda
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Binomial name | |
Leucorrhinia rubicunda |
The northern white-faced darter (Leucorrhinia rubicunda) or the ruby whiteface is a dragonfly found in Europe[1] as far east as the Altai Mountains. It is predominantly northern in its distribution, being one of the few dragonflies common north of the Arctic Circle. Its most southerly location is Northern Belgium and it is found through Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Fennoscandia, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. [2]
Habitat[]
L.rubinda is commonly found, it it's natural habitat, around peatlands and bogs [3]
References[]
- ^ a b "Leucorrhinia rubicunda (Linnaeus, 1758) | Fauna Europaea". fauna-eu.org. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ Kalkman Vincent J, Boudot Jean-Pierre. (2015). Atlas of the European Dragonflies and Damselflies. KNNV Publishing. ISBN 978-9050114806.
- ^ "Leucorrhinia rubicunda". dragonfly.guide. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
Categories:
- Libellulidae
- Dragonflies of Europe
- Insects described in 1758
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Dragonfly stubs