Leucorrhinia frigida

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Frosted whiteface
Frosted Whiteface, Madawaska River.jpg
female, Madawaska River, Ontario
Frosted Whiteface, male, Mer Bleue.jpg
male, Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ontario
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Leucorrhinia
Species:
L. frigida
Binomial name
Leucorrhinia frigida
(Hagen, 1890)
Leucorrhinia frigida map.svg

Leucorrhinia frigida, the frosted whiteface, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in northeastern United States and southern Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick. [1]

References

  1. Dunkle, S.W., Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. New York:Oxford University Press, 2000:229.
Top-view, juvenile female, Ottawa, Ontario Frosted Whiteface.jpg
Top-view, juvenile female, Ottawa, Ontario